Re: Distillate

Posted by Bill Smith on March 03, 2004 at 20:21:01 from (63.147.130.170):

In Reply to: Distillate posted by Mike on March 03, 2004 at 19:55:52:

Its a fuel that is partially refined (maybe un-refined) I believe. Sort of a low grade of fuel. Common in the 30's, 40's, 50's. I believe cheaper during those times. Extra troublesome to burn. A distillate burner or kerosene burners (they had them too) had to be pre-run on straight gas to heat the engine up. Once engine was hot, you could then switch over and run on distillate. A cold engine would not run on distillate. You had to switch back to gas for shut down, so you could get tractor started once it cooled down. Small amounts of raw distillate fuel would build up in crankcase, which you would have to drain off of the engine oil on a regular basis. I don't think distillate is even available anymore. Diesel is not quit the same although some people maybe using some sort of blend using diesel as part of it for a substitute for distillate. No reason not to just use straight gas in distillate burners this day in age.

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