Re: Re: Long stroke engine fuel mixture comment

Posted by Stan(VA). on March 08, 2004 at 04:31:46 from (208.59.156.157):

In Reply to: Re: Long stroke engine fuel mixture comment posted by Andy Martin on March 07, 2004 at 08:07:28:

Andy,
I'm not sure if your comment about the description being backwards was aimed at Pete or Don? If Don, I would agree. If his Omega had the 350 Olds diesel engine, and it was run on a mixed tank of diesel and gas, I can understand that mixed tank destroying the diesel motor.
I am no chemist, but have seen the difference in flash point of gas and diesel. Several years back a friend with the local fire dept came over to help burn some trash piles after clearing land. The 1st pile he set off with gas, the 2nd we tried diesel on. The 1st pile he stood back and threw a lit match at the soaked pile and it went up in a mushroom cloud that shook the ground and scared me half to death. Since I didn't want to take him into the hospital ;) I suggested trying diesel on the 2nd pile. He threw a lit match at the pile twice and finally went right up and held a lit match to a wet spot until it slowly got started and spread. So I can certainly understand the theory that the diesel would slow the burn rate of the gas, but what I can't comment on is whether the rate would be beneficial or not. Guess it would be dependent on the stroke and RPM. Long stroke and low RPM would have more time for the burn; which is just what our tractors are.

I would be interested in hearing your results this summer, Pete.
Stan(VA).

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