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Re: [ST] RE: ST 02 QUESTIONS - COMMENTS.
- Subject: Re: [ST] RE: ST 02 QUESTIONS - COMMENTS.
- From: "Mike Bostock" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:33:26 +0000
In your message regarding Re: [ST] RE: ST 02 QUESTIONS - COMMENTS. dated Sun,
10 Nov 2002 13:53:31 -0500, Colt4530 said that ...
>C- Hi Harry,
>C-
>C- I have used mineral spirits, aka Stoddard Solvent, to clean my chain. I
>C- soak a rag in it and hold the chain with the soaked rag whilst spinning
>C- the wheel to move the chain. It doesn't need it too often. The factory
>C- Service manual says, "If the chain is especially dirty, apply paraffin
>C- before lubricating." I think that means diesel fuel, if not, I have no
>C- clue what paraffin is. In the U.S., paraffin is used to make candles.
>C- My dealer suggests diesel.
In the UK (which is where the manual was written) Paraffin is in US parlance
Kerosene :-)
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Mike Bostock
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Wales & SW ST Riders
http://www.sprint-st.org/
'99 Red ST
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