bigandy
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 08:03 PM |
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Diesel through a windscreen washer pump?
Evening all.
Does anyone know if a standard windscreen washer pump would cope with pumping diesel/paraffin at all? I have no idea what materials are used inside
them, or how well they are sealed. Anyone know?
Cheers
Andy
Dammit! Too many decisions....
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 08:06 PM |
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Are you making a 007 anti persuit tool?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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flak monkey
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 08:08 PM |
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If its not too critical try it and see.
They use them for pumping model engine fuel which is menthanol and nitro which is pretty nasty stuff so ought to be ok.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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BenB
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 08:12 PM |
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Suck it and see!
I'd expect it'd be okay, it's not very flammable and I doubt it'd eat the pump internals...
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zilspeed
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 08:34 PM |
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Parts washer on the cheap ?
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 08:42 PM |
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ive done it. works fine. as said many RC flyers use these as transfer pumps.
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nick205
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 08:52 PM |
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Diesel in the petrol tank is it...? 
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 30/9/09 at 08:55 AM |
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I've haerd of one used a s a stand-in petrol pump to get home! Not sure how safe it'd be with something as flammable as petrol though,
diesel takes a bit of lighting so cant see that being a problem.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 30/9/09 at 12:34 PM |
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Headlamp washer pump would have more throughput
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 30/9/09 at 08:13 PM |
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I once drove 90 miles in an old Mini when the electric fuel pump was playing up by connecting the manual screen washer pump to the fuel line and
pumping the fuel manually . Pump lasted OK which is more than can be said for my thumb
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