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Re: Kerosene vs Distillate
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Posted by Janicholson on November 18, 2006 at 08:45:33 from (66.173.50.60):
In Reply to: Kerosene vs Distillate posted by Roger Mills on November 18, 2006 at 08:20:58:
The distillate is just what commonlly refered to as tractor fuel. It was a poor grade of kerosene with less filtering and less careful cracking at the refinery. Kerosene and distillate will not burn the same in the tractor, Kerosene being cleaner. The tractors were started on gasoline from fuel in the small tank (small cap) and then switched to distillate after warming up. There were/are shutters on the radiator to help it get and stay warm enough to run on fuel that is basically oil. They also had lower compression heads and a heat concentrating intake manifold to provide thermal energy to the vaporization of the fuel prior to entering the combustion chamber. They are normally run on straight gasoline today and have no issues with it. They produce less power than the higher compression engines designed for gasoline only. They also can be run on todays kerosine, but it is smelly, and only done to provide entertainment at a show or hobby festival. Many are converted to gasoline heads and manifolds to increase their utility and efficiency when rebuilt. (abandoning the components used for the distillate operation. (there were some differences between tractors designed to run on Kero rather than distillate, but mot many. I hope this helps, JimN
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