[Rhodes22-list] RE: Michael's Diesel #1 and #2

[Michael Meltzer]

That nice to know, under a little knowage is dangerous I heard that  use Kerosene can be use up to 20% in the winter, also almost
anything can go into a disel engine, like bio-disel, made from used frechfry oil :-)

MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net>
To: <kroposki at innova.net>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] RE: Michael's Diesel #1 and #2


> Ed,
>
> #1 fuel oil and kerosene are not the same thing. Kerosene is more "refined"
> than #1 oil. #3 fuel oil is an even heavier oil than #2. I think they use it
> for firing funaces (like asphalt plants) and things, industrial stuff more
> down south than up around here. It's heavy enough that you have to warm it up
> before it will light easily. Not an expert on this though :-)
>
> I did run across a guy from down south a few years ago that claimed to be
> using #3 oil in the truck he was driving. It was about -20 F that night and I
> stopped to help him as his truck was froze up (fuel gelled) on the side of
> I-94. Poor bastard was out in that shit in nothing but a light jacket and a
> t-shirt. He was, to say the least, happy to see me. I would imagine that they
> had to drain whatever fuel was in that truck and start over with all new,
> lighter fuel before that truck would ever go anywhere again before spring. I
> think he learned that some of the things you can get away with down south,
> won't get you very far up here when it gets cold. Up here, we've got real
> honest to God.......COLD!!!!!
>
> Rik
>
>
> On 12/08/2003 08:16 pm, you wrote:
> > KEROSENE!   What is # 3 used for? and yes there is a #3.  Hey guys help
> > Rummy.
> >
> >                                                            Ed K
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject: Re: Michael's Diesel #1 and #2
> >
> >
> >
> > I've always just known it as #1.
> >
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