Re: Since 98RON fuel seems to be scarce/non-existant...

On Mar 27, 3:05 pm, Daryl Walford <dwalf...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> RogerM wrote:
> > "Noddy" <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >news:47ea0402$0$74070$c30e37c6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> "the_dawggie" <the_dawg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >> news:4c7f68ac-8e59-46eb-a0b1-
>
> >>> Diesel is flammable, not volatile.
> >> Three words for that right there: Bull ****ing **** :)
>
> >> You obviously have no clue whatsoever of the number of single vehicle
> >> accidents involving trucks where the tanks have been ruptured and the
> >> things burnt to the ground. Take a trip to a truck wrecker one day
and
> >> have a look at the number of prime movers they have in the yard that
have
> >> been burnt to a crisp.
>
> >> They'll have some, despite your ****ing ridiculous claims that diesel
> >> isn't volatile.
>
> > If you throw a match onto a liquid and it ignites, it's volatile all
right
> > and diesel certainly does that, making it extremely volatile. The only
> > difference is the fumes from petrol are flammable as well.
>
> Diesel will not ignite if you throw a match into an open container which
> is at ambient temp, to get it to ignite you would need to heat it.
> Try it yourself if you don't believe me, I've done it several times and
> all that happens is the flame goes out.
>
> Daryl

This  may help  term you may be  looking for is "Flash Point"
http://www.ausetute.com.au/fuelsdef.html