George ...... would a '36 D run on diesel I wonder? Perhaps he was switching it over to distillate (or that's what was supposed to be in the main or big tank). JD's model R was their first real diesel offering I believe, somewhat later than 1936. And they did have their version of "water injection" ..... here's a bit of info from some web surfing .....
But kerosene has its drawbacks. Mainly, it does not vaporize as readily as gasoline, and it has a much lower octane content. That usually meant intake air and the intake manifold had to be heated to improve vaporization, the combustion chamber had to be carefully designed and kept clean to prevent knock, and for some engines (Rumely OilPull and the early John Deere D, for instance) water was injected into the cylinders to moderate combustion so as to further prevent combustion knock. These engines do not “burn” water, as some people think. The addition of water merely moderates the combustion rate to reduce knock and prevent engine damage. The trade-off, though, is that water injection reduces overall engine efficiency.
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