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Home recipes for distilate

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Gordon Fretwell

08-31-2001 10:08:56




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I just acquired a 1936 John Deere model D in really fine condition. It has a pony tank that allows the engine to be (hand) started on gasoline and a main tank for normal operation while burning distilate. Can anyone suggest how to mix a fuel from available petroleum products that will burn in the engine without ruining it? All suggestions appreciated.




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Jack Yates

08-31-2001 20:30:15




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 Re: Home recipes for distilate in reply to Gordon Fretwell, 08-31-2001 10:08:56  
Not wanting to spoil your fun but my experience with distillate in tractors is it works so long as the tractor is *working*. While you can maintain the required 190-degree temperature easily under load, at parade idle it is very likely to run too cool for the fuel to vaporize properly, foul a plug or two and quit on you. If you intend to use this fine machine as an exhibit at shows or as a parade tractor, I'd suggest you take Clooney's advice about the gasoline and a bit of 2-stroke oil. If you're going to plow the back 40, go for the kerosene-gasoline mix and enjoy.

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Rev JJ

08-31-2001 20:25:47




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 Re: Home recipes for distilate in reply to Gordon Fretwell, 08-31-2001 10:08:56  
My cousin's Oil Pull just loves 75% diesel and 25% gasoline. On the D just make sure that when it gets under load, open up your water valve till it quits knocking. It is also a good idea to let it run a little and cool off on gasoline before shutting down tho make it start easier.

Another good thing is to get in with a local air port and get cheap contaminated jet fuel. we got some once, and even mixed it with a little oil and diesel and ran it in a D6 cat for a summer.

Get you a four bottom plow and GO.

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Clooney

08-31-2001 12:10:17




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 Re: Home recipes for distilate in reply to Gordon Fretwell, 08-31-2001 10:08:56  
Gordon, if you just want to burn something in the engine that won't hurt it burn regular gasoline with a little 2 cycle oil mixed in. If you want the smell & smoke of distillate, the softer sound & still want it to run at under 200* then mix 2/3 kerosene & 1/3 gasoline, it will even start on that mix hot or in real warm weather. If you want to keep the engine temp above 190*, have a hard time starting it after it stalls, want to keep the idle speed up, want to have to keep the engine temp up & want the inconvenience of distillate then use pure kerosene.

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