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John

09-09-2003 18:09:48




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Hi guys,
The other day I was at a tractor show and was talking to a fellow about his '37 A which placed second in the national plowing contest for his devision. He said he mixes about 2 or three gal. of kerosene for every 10 gal. of gas. Claims he gets a little more power that way. What are your thoughts on this. Thanks much for your imput,
John




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DPOST

09-10-2003 06:41:42




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 Re: Kerosene/gas mixture in reply to John , 09-09-2003 18:09:48  
John;

Many years ago when we farmed with our GM and before we converted it to gas, be burned "Power fuel" in it. The power fuel was blend of kero/diesel and gas. It was dyed green. Sorta looked like green Kool Aid.

The advantages to using it were a.) it had enough gas in it to direct start and not have to mess around with the reserve tank when the weather was warm, b.) it burned well enough that you didn't have to wory about oil dilution, c.)it seemed to give more power than running directly on gas with the low compression engine. and d.) it cost less than gas because it still had a significant amount of kero/diesel in it. Back then diesel fuel cost about half or what gas cost.

Have a good one.
D.D.Post

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John T

09-09-2003 20:30:14




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 Re: Kerosene/gas mixture in reply to John , 09-09-2003 18:09:48  
John, what he claims is theoretically possible at least, since the heavier fuels contain more unit energy. The all fuel tractors (gas or distillate models) had to run at lower compression to reduce pre ignition spark knock, plus use the hot manifolds to keep the fuel mixture vaporized and then be above 190 or so before use on fuel. To be sure though, a Dyno test would answer the question.

Best Wishes n God Bless

John T

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Clooney

09-09-2003 18:26:44




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 Re: Kerosene/gas mixture in reply to John , 09-09-2003 18:09:48  
John, there's slightly more BTU's per gallon in kerosene than regular gasoline so what he said is possible. I would be surprised if the power difference would be enough to feel or measure though.
~I have found that some of those unstyled all-fuel tractors do run a little smoother & more even on kerosene or a mixture of kerosene & gasoline. I regularly run kerosene or a kerosene/gasoline mix in my all-fuel tractors as I like the smell & sound, the engine temperature MUST be kept up above 190� to operate on the kerosene. With the mix it can be slightly lower ..

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