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Kerosene? by Infinitrium on 08 Jul, 2008 11:12
What would happen if I were to run kerosene in my 92 Golf's engine?
#1 by blkboostedtruck on 08 Jul, 2008 12:18
Quote from: "Infinitrium"
What would happen if I were to run kerosene in my 92 Golf's engine?

it will run! but add some motor oil too it so your pump gets lubed!
i do it all the time! about 1quart oil per 10gallons
Duane
#2 by Infinitrium on 08 Jul, 2008 12:27
Would Powerservice or Redline DFC work too?
#3 by blkboostedtruck on 08 Jul, 2008 12:33
Quote from: "Infinitrium"
Would Powerservice or Redline DFC work too?

what is that? not sure what those are?
Duane
#4 by Choppercat on 08 Jul, 2008 14:29
Jet Fuel is actually just ''cleaner'' diesel. It will burn better and cleaner in your engine but being somewhat drier, you need to add a little bit of oil in it in order to lubricate your pump and injectors. Generally a 50:1 ratio of jet fuel and engine oil, or better yet mixing oil (2 stroke motor oil) is what people have been running. I'm also considering doing it myself with the price of diesel nowadays and having acces to a certain amount of Jet A-1 from work .
#5 by blkboostedtruck on 08 Jul, 2008 15:17
Quote from: "Choppercat"
Jet Fuel is actually just ''cleaner'' diesel. It will burn better and cleaner in your engine but being somewhat drier, you need to add a little bit of oil in it in order to lubricate your pump and injectors. Generally a 50:1 ratio of jet fuel and engine oil, or better yet mixing oil (2 stroke motor oil) is what people have been running. I'm also considering doing it myself with the price of diesel nowadays and having acces to a certain amount of Jet A-1 from work .

what i do know about jet fuel it does have anti bacteria inhibiter's and if you have alge growing in your tank it will kill it witch is a good thing but in the same note it will start clogging up filters and other critical component's! once it becomes floating in your tank! but once your past that and the dead alge has past your good to go! i wish mine would hurry up and pass soon
the jet A is cleaner pretty close to kerosene works great in a torpedo heater but diesel wont!
Duane
#6 by Dr. Diesel on 08 Jul, 2008 15:45
stanadyne lubricity formula is the way to go. double the dose for jet fuel/kerosene as recommended for diesel.
#7 by burn_your_money on 08 Jul, 2008 16:26
Kerosene is severly dry. Make absolute certain that you have enough lubrication, or start saving for a new pump. Pumps that die from lack of lubrication are big money to rebuild because usually all the expensive parts (head/rotor and cam) are junk
#8 by jimfoo on 09 Jul, 2008 08:32
Quote from: blkboostedtruck
Quote from: "Choppercat"

the jet A is cleaner pretty close to kerosene works great in a torpedo heater but diesel wont!
Duane

I burn red diesel in my torpedo heater all the time.
#9 by zukgod1 on 09 Jul, 2008 08:41
Quote from: jimfoo
Quote from: "blkboostedtruck"
Quote from: "Choppercat"

the jet A is cleaner pretty close to kerosene works great in a torpedo heater but diesel wont!
Duane

I burn red diesel in my torpedo heater all the time.

Me too.

I've ran both red fuel and kerosene in my turbo style heater.
#10 by blkboostedtruck on 09 Jul, 2008 10:03
Quote from: zukgod1
Quote from: "jimfoo"
Quote from: "blkboostedtruck"
Quote from: "Choppercat"

the jet A is cleaner pretty close to kerosene works great in a torpedo heater but diesel wont!
Duane

I burn red diesel in my torpedo heater all the time.

Me too.

I've ran both red fuel and kerosene in my turbo style heater.

really thats odd! the last time i tried it my torpedo( prolly 10 years now) would not lite! so i drained
it and put kerosine and used jet fuel ever since never tried the diesel in it again! same spark plug and everything!
Duane
#11 by Choppercat on 09 Jul, 2008 12:58
I never wrote that, blkboostedtruck did! :roll:
But I can't see why it wouldn't work? After all it's just a thirsty furnace.