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- From: evans@cs.arizona.edu (Richard C. Evans)
- Newsgroups: rec.backcountry
- Subject: Re: Info on Whisper Lite Stoves
- Message-ID: <30295@optima.cs.arizona.edu>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 03:05:12 GMT
- References: <don_eydenberg-150193171455@222.189.55.21> <1993Jan21.200358.27054@hpcvca.cv.hp.com>
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- Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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- >I have an Optimus 8R I picked up for $1 (yes, that's right), that has a
- >built-in cleaning wire. Could I use unleaded in this stove, and then rely
- >on the self-cleaning wire for cleaning after clogging?
- >
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- My first stove was an 8R. I once put auto fuel in it. Imagine the sound of
- a jet engine with some exotic waterfoul stuck in the intake. Really, it was
- horrible. The thing sputtered, coughed and gummed up. Stick with the
- white gas.
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- Rich Evans
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