When I was a kid, I always cleaned parts with gas, since it was cheap and effective, and we always had some available.
Now it scares the heck out of me! Gas can and will flash extremely easy. And if you have gas on your hands when it catches fire, what do you do then? Stick your hands in your pockets to put out the fire? At best you will lose some of the skin off of them. At worst, you will need skin grafts or even die. And if you are inside, the building will probably burn down.
The only way I would use gasoline as a parts cleaning solvent is outside, in a well ventilated area where a fire might only hurt the parts I was cleaning and the container I was using. I also would have a 5 gallon bucket of water a little distance away, to save my hands if there was any chance of gas getting on them.
I used to have a barrel with a removable top that I kept some solvent in for soaking parts. The solvent inside was a mixture of mostly diesel, but had most any other waste solvent I had added--some gasoline, some alcohol, some paint thinner, etc. It worked pretty well, but finally the barrel corroded a hole in it and leaked the contents out, making an awful mess. I don't think I will do that again.
I have had pretty good luck using diesel as a parts cleaning solvent. It won't flash and works fairly well. If I need to, I use spray carb or brake cleaner to finish the cleaning, but always do that spraying outside.
Gas is just too dangerous for this old man! If you choose to use gas, good luck!, you may need some.
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