Optimus 8R "hand-priming"

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  1. geeves

    geeves New Zealand Subscriber

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    For most of us denatured alcohol and meths are much the same. Meths in most places is ethanol with "dont drink me" added. However first it is industrially produced and little or no checking is done on methanol content. Second in some countries it is still a methanol/ethanol blend. Here in New Zealand a lot of meths is imported and its not always obvious where from. Even though it shouldnt contain methanol I wouldnt take the chance that it doesnt, so treat it as methanol.