Longston:

Excellent. I like it. You must have one hell of a telephoto lens. And you caught me on a GOOD day!

For whatever it’s worth, I am not afraid of using X-66, and have done so under the right circumstances. It is truly an excellent product. It is not Plutonium, but did you notice the Cesium listed on the ingredients panel? . I too have been around chemicals much more dangerous than this stuff. You’ll need to shoot another picture while I’m spraying diazinon & chlorpyrifos around the house in my haz-mat suit.

Seriously, it is not just “a simple carburetor cleaner/decarbonizing agent”. That statement only promotes the ‘casual use’ of which I spoke. You haven’t even obtained the product yet, correct?

You stated <<”I feel that the members here are mature and responsible enough to know what is right for their given appliction, and fully capable to make their own rational decisions”>> I'm sorry, but I’ve seen too much evidence that contradicts your viewpoint. I respect the viewpoints of others; everyone is entitled to their own. (People that do not are the ones that start flame wars. I do not wish this to become one.) We just happen to disagree. Such is life. No big deal.

However, that said, I’ll alienate a lot of people for saying this, but your estimation of the level of expertise that is prevalent on these forums is much higher than mine. There ARE a lot of *extraordinarily knowledgeable* people here, but just as many that are still learning (to use a euphemism). Sometimes the truth hurts. But I gotta call it as I see it. And I see a lot of postings that are indicative of less than ‘common’ sense, let alone mechanical proficiency or theoretical understanding. There is at least one posting (name shall remain undisclosed out of respect) from someone that wants to use the product, and can’t even identify one of the major engine components to which a reference was made. Someone here already used it and did not follow the directions. What does this indicate to you?

Do you *really* and *truly* believe that *everyone* here is capable of making the *right* decision? How many times have you witnessed people that honestly thought they *absolutely* knew something that they really did not? Ego is a killer. I (hopefully) am cognizant of when I am out of my league - that is when I try to obtain additional information. I try not to let megalomania get in my way.

One of the purposes of this forum is education for those wishing to learn. To (potentially) steer someone down the wrong path does not help that person, nor the credibility of those that post here.

And Mervyn: you are absolutely right, and it bears repeating, so I am quoting you here: << “The idea is to practice caution, do your research, be responsible and finally always make a calculated informed decision” >>. So very, very true. But always take your *source* of information with a grain of salt. (Even if it comes from me ). The "been there, done that" group of people” carries a lot of weight in my book. That is why I am doggedly pursuing a problem in another thread – someone’s undoubtedly already ‘been there, done that’ and I’m looking for the information that that individual may be able to provide. All the hypothesizing in the world isn’t going to get me where I need to go, at least not efficiently.

To lighten things up a bit here, I feel compelled to throw out my favorite tag lines under my sign-off. It must be the fever from this cold getting to me, as one is really not applicable for this forum.

Best of Luck to All
RTH

Ignorance is due to the lack of information; Stupidity is the lack of ability to utilize information.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste, yet so many don’t even have the opportunity.

Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes to the core.

Do it right, do it once.



[Edited by RunningTooHot on 07-14-2001 at 01:51 AM]