Missing Mercury

[TCARTER]

were done all is well

[Dave8338]

Me tinks you are SOL... not sure what else could be used as nothing else is as heavy in a liquid state and won't match the calibration marks on the carbtune.

You could always try a few ounces of the kids BLOOD...just to see if it will work.

[doctorgonzo]

Available in the US from scientific supply houses. A quick "Where to buy Mercury" google search turned up several sources.

[twistedwankel]

Well My Kid Did It Again. Motion Pro Carb Sync On Gs550 Sucked All The Mercury Out Of Tool. What Can Be Used To Replace The Mercury. (mercury Is Considered Haz Mat) And I Cant Seem To Find A Source To Replace It. Ie Tool Useless At This Point. Any Suggestions??????

Throw the tool away and deny you ever had any Hg in it EVER.

[renobruce]

Now is your opportunity to buy a Morgan Carbtune.

[tkent02]

Not sure what effect it would have on pistons, but mercury makes aluminum turn brittle.
Don't know how it works chemically but it happens very quickly.
If the pistons ever shatter or anything you might think of this...
Hopefully it all just flew through the engine and out the exhaust without really touching anything...

[drhach]

Where exactly did the Mercury go? That stuff is pretty dangerous, even touching the skin will cause mucho trouble.

[MikeG]

What drhach said. Man if that happened I would be freaking out about the exhaust. Hg is some nasty stuff; in those concentrations you could be looking at LD50 territory quick.

[Zook]

I would use a thick oil and not worry about the calibrations, you are only matching the carb vacuum. If they are all the same, you're good to go.

Don't twist the grip real fast-that's what causes the mercury to go bye-bye.

[PAULYBOY]

Just found the 2nd place I'll never ride to- Cornelius "lil mercury" Oregon. Don't worry though, cuz we got the entire haz mat containment unit ready to quarantine the town until the offending heavy metal can be contained, retrieved, and disposed of properly.

[emjay]

Where exactly did the Mercury go? That stuff is pretty dangerous, even touching the skin will cause mucho trouble.

I remember in science class as a kid when the teacher passed around some for us to hold in our palm and play around with! YOWZA! I don't want to think what it might've done to us.

I had an old mercury thermometer at home that broke. Now it's sitting in an airtight jar in a sealed plastic box in my garage. I don't know what to do with it. Maybe TCARTER wants to come get it to put into his mamometer. ;-)

[Dogma]

I had an old mercury thermometer at home that broke. Now it's sitting in an airtight jar in a sealed plastic box in my garage. I don't know what to do with it. Maybe TCARTER wants to come get it to put into his mamometer. ;-)

Call the reference desk at your local library. They can at least tell you who to call to find out.

[DanTheMan]

I played around with a lot of mercury as a kid. My Dad brought it home from work (Aerojet Ind. in the Orangevale, CA area). It was a lot of fun to play with......Maybe that's why I'm so warped today????

[doctorgonzo]

Dude, when I was a kid that stuff came in a standard chemistry set. Played with it 100 times.

[Dogma]

Here's an MSDS