Add kerosene to your gas to stave off detonation & advance your timing now for more ponys!?!?

[barbee6043]

I have a Moparbud, frugile.... he gets used ATF, strains it thru a paint filer and burns it in his 12 valve Cummins.
I'm frugile (cheap?) but I have not arrived quite there yet.

 

[Jessearent]

I have a Moparbud, frugile.... he gets used ATF, strains it thru a paint filer and burns it in his 12 valve Cummins.
I'm frugile (cheap?) but I have not arrived quite there yet.

Sounds like your almost arrived.

 

[Jessearent]

F

Sounds like your almost arrived.

You wat frugal , I am gonna get me miniature drill press and modify it to bolt to the top of my block and aquire a bore/hone bit,4", and do all my own machineing and my friends and neighbors / earn me a fortune . Inno time , gardening hose required to cool things down. Portable I will be.

 

[RLF Cuda]

Kerosene is really Jet Fuel that hasn't been tested or additized to meet alll jet fuel specifications. It is produced in low volumes as it is not used for many things anymore. But Kerosene, Jet, and diesel fuel are all similar Distillate Fuels with boiling ranges starting just above the top of the gasoline range. I can give details, but few would care about those. AvGas (Aviation Gasoline) is a very specific set of fuels and some can be used in non-highway (e.g., Racing) applicaitons as the contain lead and have a higher overall octane rating. There are a number of grades of AvGas and some would not be good for racing. Avoid the Unleaded (UL) grades. There are a few Low Lead grades (90/96LL and 100LL), but the hightest octance grades are 100/130 (Green) and 115/145 (Purple). AvGas is color coaded so a pilot can know immediately what fuel was loaded on the plane as detonation in flight is slightly more serious an issue than on the ground. Many aircraft engines are turbocharged or even supercharged for performance at altitude and need the high octane fuel for detonation resistance.
Some WWII fighters ran 80 to 90 inches of manifold boost to make power at 32,000 feet. The Curtis-Wright Double Wasp used in the HellCat, Corsair., Thunderbolt and other planes made 2800 HP at altitude making these planes fly over 400 MPH and then they were competitive or dominant over fighters from Japan or Germany. They ran on 150 octane fuel to make that power reliably and had methanol/water injection for use under Military Power (read dog fighting).

 

[Dave_J]

Had to check my calendar, nope not April 1st.

 

[Ceedawg]

Kerosene is not heating oil- heating oil is diesel without the road tax and maybe some different additive packages. If you must equate kerosene to something, it's closer to some grades of jet fuel.
The whole concept reminds me of the days when octane first went down the toilet and people were adding 2 cycle oil to their tanks to prevent detonation- worked like sh** then, and I don't see a lot of difference now; except the gas is even cr*ppier nowadays.

Tell that to every home owner below NC SC Georgia Alabama maybe more who had the stove-heater like my grandma had. 1or 2 55 gallon tanks outside gravity feed KEROSENE. I have 2 of those heaters and it says on label Kerosene.

 

[Ceedawg]

Also it $6.99 a gallon so it’ll be cheaper buying race gas

 

[Rat Bastid]

Had to check my calendar, nope not April 1st.

Its possible April 1st is the only day on his calendar.

 

[dirty white boy]

if it detonating on gas, run E85, itll cool it off enuff to not ping and alot better than karosine!

 

[Professor Fate]

Tell that to every home owner below NC SC Georgia Alabama maybe more who had the stove-heater like my grandma had. 1or 2 55 gallon tanks outside gravity feed KEROSENE. I have 2 of those heaters and it says on label Kerosene.

Didn't say kerosene can't be used for heating- I have kerosene heaters, too. All I said is kerosene is not heating oil. Two totally different fuels.

 

[Dale Davies]

Back in the 70s we had a John Deere G that I thought ran on gas then switched to diesel that was mixed with gas. I think they called it distillate. If I remember right it was a 2 cylinder which had a de compression valve on each cylinder to relieve compression for easier start ups. Kim

Many dirty thirties tractors were multi fuel. If it burned and flowed they would run. I think if you tried liquid pig manure might work.

 

[fishmens67]

I heard Bud Light makes for a good octane booster.
a 6 pack added to 10 gals of regular is rated at 110
a 12 pack kicks her up to 116

 

[RustyRatRod]

I have a Moparbud, frugile.... he gets used ATF, strains it thru a paint filer and burns it in his 12 valve Cummins.
I'm frugile (cheap?) but I have not arrived quite there yet.

My friend Freddie goes around to all the eatin joints in town and collects their used french fry grease and burns it in his Powerstroke. Smells like french fries when he rides by.

 

[famous bob]

Kerosene is really Jet Fuel that hasn't been tested or additized to meet alll jet fuel specifications. It is produced in low volumes as it is not used for many things anymore. But Kerosene, Jet, and diesel fuel are all similar Distillate Fuels with boiling ranges starting just above the top of the gasoline range. I can give details, but few would care about those. AvGas (Aviation Gasoline) is a very specific set of fuels and some can be used in non-highway (e.g., Racing) applicaitons as the contain lead and have a higher overall octane rating. There are a number of grades of AvGas and some would not be good for racing. Avoid the Unleaded (UL) grades. There are a few Low Lead grades (90/96LL and 100LL), but the hightest octance grades are 100/130 (Green) and 115/145 (Purple). AvGas is color coaded so a pilot can know immediately what fuel was loaded on the plane as detonation in flight is slightly more serious an issue than on the ground. Many aircraft engines are turbocharged or even supercharged for performance at altitude and need the high octane fuel for detonation resistance.
Some WWII fighters ran 80 to 90 inches of manifold boost to make power at 32,000 feet. The Curtis-Wright Double Wasp used in the HellCat, Corsair., Thunderbolt and other planes made 2800 HP at altitude making these planes fly over 400 MPH and then they were competitive or dominant over fighters from Japan or Germany. They ran on 150 octane fuel to make that power reliably and had methanol/water injection for use under Military Power (read dog fighting).

LOL, I know a guy that used to "borrow" 115/145 and run it in his 68 barracuda , turned the tailpipes purple ... "wish I still had that car ", supposedly one of two made with the full roadrunner engine , 330 h.p , instead of 335 ,because of the restricted drivers side exhaust manifold. was almost uncontrollable on 1968 tires ...
the factory ran out of regular 383 a body engines and installed the 330 horse engine in two cars to get them out...supposedly...

 

[toolmanmike]

I have a Moparbud, frugile.... he gets used ATF, strains it thru a paint filer and burns it in his 12 valve Cummins.
I'm frugile (cheap?) but I have not arrived quite there yet.

I could never get ahold of enough atf but I always added a quart to a fill on my old tool truck. It was a old GM 6.5 with the mechanical Roosa Master pump. The advance weights would stick in the pump and the thing wouldn't do more than 50 mph down the highway. The new diesel fuel is so dry.
ATF works great to keep the pump and injectors lubricated!

 

[barbee6043]

^^^How long will it be that diesel and jet fuel is 95% soybean oil!???? and maybe dye it GREEN!!!

 

[toolmanmike]

^^^How long will it be that diesel and jet fuel is 95% soybean oil!???? and maybe dye it GREEN!!!

We are #2 in soybean production in the nation here. When I could, I would fill up at a Coop where they sold Biodiesel. It was only 10% but it made the old banger run smooth and powerful. It smelled good too.

 

[Professor Fate]

I heard Bud Light makes for a good octane booster.
a 6 pack added to 10 gals of regular is rated at 110
a 12 pack kicks her up to 116

No, power goes down- I distinctly remember reading that adding Bud takes away all your balls...

 

[barbee6043]

We are #2 in soybean production in the nation here. When I could, I would fill up at a Coop where they sold Biodiesel. It was only 10% but it made the old banger run smooth and powerful. It smelled good too.

WhenI was back in Mo. I ran bio diesel no problem. Not sure if Tx. has any SB oil in it here!! We have way more crude than beans!

I still believe the breakthru tech in the near future will be a way more effecient fuel, bio or crude or whatever.

 

[Jessearent]

Kerosene is really Jet Fuel that hasn't been tested or additized to meet alll jet fuel specifications. It is produced in low volumes as it is not used for many things anymore. But Kerosene, Jet, and diesel fuel are all similar Distillate Fuels with boiling ranges starting just above the top of the gasoline range. I can give details, but few would care about those. AvGas (Aviation Gasoline) is a very specific set of fuels and some can be used in non-highway (e.g., Racing) applicaitons as the contain lead and have a higher overall octane rating. There are a number of grades of AvGas and some would not be good for racing. Avoid the Unleaded (UL) grades. There are a few Low Lead grades (90/96LL and 100LL), but the hightest octance grades are 100/130 (Green) and 115/145 (Purple). AvGas is color coaded so a pilot can know immediately what fuel was loaded on the plane as detonation in flight is slightly more serious an issue than on the ground. Many aircraft engines are turbocharged or even supercharged for performance at altitude and need the high octane fuel for detonation resistance.
Some WWII fighters ran 80 to 90 inches of manifold boost to make power at 32,000 feet. The Curtis-Wright Double Wasp used in the HellCat, Corsair., Thunderbolt and other planes made 2800 HP at altitude making these planes fly over 400 MPH and then they were competitive or dominant over fighters from Japan or Germany. They ran on 150 octane fuel to make that power reliably and had methanol/water injection for use under Military Power (read dog fighting)

 

[Jessearent]

Good info, thanks, enjoyed reading it.