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Stephen
Oct 31, 2006 - 9:40PM
Camphour tablets

A colleague at work said he can recall a workmate putting camphour tablets(moth balls) into the petrol tank of a Austin 12/16 in the 1960's . Something to do with leaded, unleaded petrol. Does anyone else know of this practice.
Stephen

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Oct 31st, 2006 - 9:40 PM
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Mike Whittome
Oct 31, 2006 - 10:41PM
Re: Camphour tablets

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Stephen,

I should think it stops coughing due to carburettor freezing.

Mike

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Oct 31st, 2006 - 10:41 PM
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Bill Sheehan
Oct 31, 2006 - 10:45PM
Re: Re: Camphour tablets

I know of butterflies in carburetters, but moths in the petrol? Cheers, Bill

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Oct 31st, 2006 - 10:45 PM
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Clue So!
Nov 1, 2006 - 12:15AM
Re: Camphour tablets

Murphs?

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Simon Hodgson
Nov 1, 2006 - 1:08PM
Re: Camphour tablets

Never heard of putting camphor in petrol but using moth balls (which is naphthalene) is an old trick for boosting the octane rating of petrol to give you more oomph! Doesn't work as a lead additive to unleaded as it contains no lead (or lead substitutes)....

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