Adding kerosene at the next fill-up?!
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Adding kerosene at the next fill-up?!
The State of Wisconsin has 10% ethanol added to all the fuel for cars. A motorhead friend of mine said that adding a quart of kerosene to every tankful of premium gas (93 octane) will help avoid pinging, pre-detonation, and will also replace the lead lubricant that "old" gas used to have. Is this crazy or does this make sense you folks?
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The State of Wisconsin has 10% ethanol added to all the fuel for cars. A motorhead friend of mine said that adding a quart of kerosene to every tankful of premium gas (93 octane) will help avoid pinging, pre-detonation, and will also replace the lead lubricant that "old" gas used to have. Is this crazy or does this make sense you folks?
93 is 93 Ethanol is actually something like 150 octane. that is why blown alki motors can run 50 psi of boost and 17:1 compression without detonation. To make higher octane fuel you can run up to @25% methanol 75% 93 gasoline and you end up with 105 octane and the cooling of the methanol. The down side is you can not store methanol in aluminum or a vented tank
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During WWII when gasoline was rationed and scarce, people would rig a tank for kerosene with a valve to switch from gas to "fuel oil". They would start the car and get it warmed up on gas, then switch to kerosene for running. An engine usually wouldn't start on kerosene. Very low octane stuff, not something you'd want to use in today's high compression - relative to the 40s engines.
Cheers,
Pete
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My Dad used to tell me about how he and his buddies would put mothballs in their gas tanks back in the '50's. I think they had naptha in them, or some such stuff.....
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During WWII when gasoline was rationed and scarce, people would rig a tank for kerosene with a valve to switch from gas to "fuel oil". They would start the car and get it warmed up on gas, then switch to kerosene for running. An engine usually wouldn't start on kerosene. Very low octane stuff, not something you'd want to use in today's high compression - relative to the 40s engines.
Cheers,
Pete
Cheers,
Pete
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From: You Can't Buy Cool, No Friggin' Way - Mississauga Ontario
The State of Wisconsin has 10% ethanol added to all the fuel for cars. A motorhead friend of mine said that adding a quart of kerosene to every tankful of premium gas (93 octane) will help avoid pinging, pre-detonation, and will also replace the lead lubricant that "old" gas used to have. Is this crazy or does this make sense you folks?
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For diesel powered vehicles...
Adding kerosene to your tank will help keep your fuel from gelling in weather below 20 F. It also has some sulfur, which is a lubricant for fuel injection parts.
I can't think of any good reason to add kerosene to gasoline tanks.
Adding kerosene to your tank will help keep your fuel from gelling in weather below 20 F. It also has some sulfur, which is a lubricant for fuel injection parts.
I can't think of any good reason to add kerosene to gasoline tanks.
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For diesel powered vehicles...use winter diesel...
I have also heard the mothball trick, overdo it and blow the engine; never had the cojones to test it :p
I have also heard the mothball trick, overdo it and blow the engine; never had the cojones to test it :p
Last edited by Canuck Stingray; Oct 14, 2008 at 12:23 AM.
