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Old 12-02-2011, 02:13 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by brucey View Post
So just do half and half with kerosene and diesel or what?

I have a crummy old kerosene heater out there that's basically a glorified candle. Would the wick be able to handle the oil alright?
Wax is heavier than diesel or motor oil and burns with a wick.

The differences from heavy oils to light is the ignition temperature and the A/F ratio,

If you can figure a way of starting on kerosene and then running on a diesel/oil mix you should be fine. From what I remember diesel and motor oil don't "wick" very well (aka you would run out of fuel)

But I guess what do you have to loose? A wick and the irritation of cleaning it out?
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