k 1 kerosene?

Geo-TH,In · Oct 29, 2013

A guy gave 5 gallons of 3 year old k 1 kerosene. He thinks it goes bad and doesn't want to burn it in his heater.

So, what does a guy do with 5 gallons of 3 year old k 1 kerosene? I don't have a diesel truck or tractor. Don't have an oil furnace or oil heater.

There should be a better use for K 1 other than to start a brush fire or clean parts.

So, what would you do with it?
George

Dalex · Oct 29, 2013

It would be good for cleaning paint brushes if you're using oil base paint ! Put it in a pump sprayer and clean your tractor's engine with it ....

JayinNY · Oct 29, 2013

Give it to some one who has a oil furnace??

D beatty · Oct 29, 2013

Have used it as a spray to kill foliage.

Janicholson · Oct 29, 2013

It does not go bad. Someone will like to take 20 bucks for a good purpose. Jim

Dan T in MO · Oct 29, 2013

Do you have any oil burning lamps for when the power goes out?

old · Oct 29, 2013

Use it in oil lamps when the power goes out. Me I would use it in my 1935 JD-B

Geo-TH,In · Oct 29, 2013

We had a 36 JD D, it would burn it. I have no JD's.

old · Oct 29, 2013

Guess you do not have say a Farmall H that was the dual fuel either do you

Geo-TH,In · Oct 29, 2013

Old,
I don't recall seeing 2 tanks on any farmalls. Were any dual fuels like JD's?

Just wondering what would happen if K-1 were mixed, say at 50:1, with gas? Would it do my IH C or jubilee any harm? Would it increase, decrease or do nothing to the octane rating? Leave carbon deposits on plugs?
George

36F30 · Oct 29, 2013

(quoted from post at 18:44:26 10/29/13) Old,
I don't recall seeing 2 tanks on any farmalls. Were any dual fuels like JD?

IH made Kerosene/Distillate Farmall tractors that started on gas until they were hot enough to vaporize kerosene or Gasoline tractors. They never made a dual fuel anything. Kerosene tractors had lower compression engines, a small gas starting tank, radiator shutters, petcocks on the oil pan to drain off Kerosene contaminated oil, and heat adjustable hot manifolds. Gas tractors had higher compression, cold manifold, no starter tank, and no shutters.

Running Kero in a old tractor without all its vaporizing/heat controls intact would be a lesson in frustration.

David G · Oct 29, 2013

I burn that in my power washer.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 29, 2013

I wasn't saying burning 100% K-1. What if it was blended 1 or 2% k-1 with gas? What would that do?

Dean · Oct 29, 2013

It will last for years.

Recently, I used 5 gallons of 5+ year old kerosene to start brush piles but it would have been fine in a keorsene heater, etc.

Dean

Janicholson · Oct 29, 2013

With regular gasoline, in a Farmall letter or XXX series, mixing at a quart a tank will be fine. It might smoke a little more, ignore it. Jim

36 Coupe · Oct 30, 2013

My father had a 34 Ford during WW2.Gas rationing was in effect.You got just enough gas to get to your job.He would add kerosene to the tank.We went to see his friend on a Sunday.The Ford went about 3 miles and stalled at a stop sign.Dad took out the spark plugs and cleaned them.There was a 1/2 inch of soot hanging from each plug.Before K1 kerosene came into use for heaters there was range oil that was ok in kerosene stoves and heaters.Didnt work well in kerosene lamps.My father in law sold kerosene for 8 cents a gallon during the depression.It would make more sense to keep the K1 for cleaning paint brushes and parts washing than wasting it on burning brush piles.It works fine in oil furnaces.I keep 5 gallons on hand for lamps and fuel for my oil furnace if I run low on #2 fuel.It costs 4 bucks a gallon here.Kerosene works fine as a penetrating oil.I have unloaded cordwood from my wood trailer by the light of a kerosene lantern.

Leroy · Oct 30, 2013

8 year old kerosine and still working good in torpedo heater. And we used to put about 2 gal in tractor gas tank and made the engine burn cleaner, white exaust instead of black in the pipe, Farmal H and John Deere B, Ford 2N, all gas tractors. No power or starting problems. If you went up to half and half then you might have to have the kerosine burning engine for easy starting. Even put it in the later 4000 Fords but just got too hard to get and too expencive at more money than gas. Took longer to fill up so when in a hurry it was skipped.

Indiana Ken · Oct 30, 2013

Every winter I spend time on the fence rows to clear out trash trees. The stumps need to be treated to prevent regrowth - the sprouts are worst than the original tree. I use Gordon's brush be gone which is mixed with kerosene or diesel fuel for best results. I use a couple gallons per year.

wilson ind · Oct 30, 2013

Give it to an old friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NoNewParts · Oct 30, 2013

my kerosene usage.....
garage torpedo heater (even outside to heat up a frosty tractor quick)
oil furnace (150gallon minimum fuel oil delivery here $$)
solvent to clean old junk tractors and parts if I'm out of diesel.
(cheaper than 'engine cleaner' and not as harsh as oven cleaner)
additive to my diesel fuel
diluting and churning up the 'mud' in old tractor rearends
for better draining.

and like said, adding some to your gas tractor gas on filling won't hurt nothing, and might even clean it out a bit

old · Oct 30, 2013

JD was called an all fuel and the Farmalls where in fact called a dual fuel

Geo-TH,In · Oct 30, 2013

NoNewParts,
I was thinking of using the K-1 to clean the tranny on my old IH C even though I've changed the oil twice, bet the K-1 will work well. How long should I leave it in the tranny to clean the mud?
George

dej(Jed) · Oct 30, 2013

(quoted from post at 08:20:39 10/30/13) NoNewParts,
I was thinking of using the K-1 to clean the tranny on my old IH C even though I've changed the oil twice, bet the K-1 will work well. How long should I leave it in the tranny to clean the mud?
George

It will make a great charcoal grill starting fluid.

36 Coupe · Oct 31, 2013

Gasoline is 3.40 here.Kerosene is 4.00 so it isnt logical to burn the kerosene.Save it for lamps and lanterns.

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Oct 31, 2013

IH made Kerosene/Distillate Farmall tractors that started on gas until they were hot enough to vaporize kerosene or Gasoline tractors. They never made a dual fuel anything.........

hat is your definition of a dial fuel tractor. From what I understand the old Distillate rigs ran quiet well on gasoline if you did not want to mess with the distillate. They did require different carb. adjustments depending on which you were burning.

Bret4207 · Nov 1, 2013

George, I'd either sell it to someone that needs it or give it to someone that needs it. It doesn't "go bad" from what I've seen. I have some in lamps that's a good 10-11 years old that still burns fine. I used some of that same stuff in my redi-heater last winter. You have some valuable fuel.

NoNewParts · Nov 1, 2013

(quoted from post at 12:20:39 10/30/13) NoNewParts,
I was thinking of using the K-1 to clean the tranny on my old IH C even though I've changed the oil twice, bet the K-1 will work well. How long should I leave it in the tranny to clean the mud?
George

depends on what I'm working on.
fairly good oil, just dirty or milky, I add some kero-diesel to it, drive the
tractor til it's good and warm, then drain overnight.
I might then put the plugs in, add some kero, jack up the rear and turn the wheels for a bit, let soak and drain overnight again. I never drive them with just solvent in there.
long sitting ones like 2 AC's I'm working on now, drain the gallons of water and the bright red mud, put in kero-diesel and some thin oil like UTF or used strained motor oil. And do the turn the wheel thing over and over.
drain it out, pour it thru a strainer (I use an old threadbare towel) pour it back in, do it again.
last time, I block the clutch, high gear and really get that wheel spinning to sling that mix in there.
(also handy to build oil pressure with the clutch up and sparkplugs out.)
Takes days, but it's worth it.
I just do it while I'm working on getting an engine running, so no hurry.

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