From: Dick (rertman@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Thu Oct 13 2005 - 07:44:36 PDT
Mark:
If it's #2 heating oil, it's OK to run it as engine fuel as long as you
first run it through a 2 micron filter first. Also, watch the ambient
temperature. Heating oil contains more paraffin than #2 diesel and
will gel at higher temps than #2 diesel. Take a sample of the
heating oil, put it in a glass jar and put it in the fridge with a
thermometer in it, then monitor the temp and see what temp the
heating oil starts to gel. That'll give you a good idea of how cold
the weather can get before the gel action starts.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark baxter" <alleywayguns@bacavalley.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: 12 October, 2005 23:26
Subject: [MV] What about Heating oil?
Folks
Ran across a bit of heating oil, (smells like Kerosen but a bit thicker)
would it be safe to run in a diesel engine?
Mark M-1009
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