Posted by nybadlybent on January 24, 2014 at 13:27:33 from (74.79.159.227):
In Reply to: Re: distalate fuel posted by LARRY NEIL on January 24, 2014 at 11:51:44:
Those two tank systems were for gasoline [small tank] and kereo. They were in use before WW2 as can be attested by the fact that very few new tractors were produced during the war and a lot of much older tractors have the dual fuel option. I have an farmall F14 and a F20 both made in the mid 1930's. If you forgot to switch back to gas before you shut down your tractor it was not a big deal as those old tractor carbs had drains to remove the kerosene. I have done that when operating my JD model H and it was fixed in about a minute. I believe some of you posters have either a bad memory or just make up your own stories as you go. Some posters are correct on the distillates as they were just the poor quality fuel left when making gasoline and kerosene. It was used in older, low compression, engines but not much after the mid 1920's.
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