Distillate Availability

Also, on the mixing of gasoline with either kerosene/#1/#2 diesel fuel, be careful there. Remember those fuels cracked out at the refinery at different temperatures, so they can and do flash and combust at different temperatures. Our neighbor had I think a '51 "G", and he used gasoline mixed with diesel fuel. While he was working it fairly well under load, the gasoline would burn in the cylinder, and at least some of the heavier fuel waited until it was in the exhaust pipe and muffler to burn. Man, you could light a cigarette off that exhaust pipe. LAter he went to straight gasoline, and like it better. I think eventually he might have put a gas power block in it.

If you do want to run a distillate, straight kerosene seems to be the best, but you really do have to make sure the engine is running hot enough to make the stuff vaporize.

I just always ended up running the all-fuels I owned on gasoline, and if I ever had the chance, put gas compression ratio pistons in them.

If you do run a distillate like kerosene, be ready to keep the engine running higher in temperature. Otherwise, it will probably foul theose sparkplugs ! I tried it once in my "H", but it just didn't seem worth the trouble.

Happy New Year

Frank-in-Tallahassee
70D // 855

Guess there might an occasional hydroxyl group (OH(-)) in there from time to time that might combine to form some sulfuric, too.

I think the point that was trying to be made is that high sulfur fuel can leave residuals that can form acidic compounds so one might want to increase oil change interval.

I still think it's as easy to run 2,2,4, Tri-methyl-pentane, in an all-fuel, don't you ?

Frank-in-Tallahassee