Distilate manifords have a damper in them that was closed somewhat to let the engine run hotter. There was also a metal cover went over the manifold to keep heat in and shutters were closed partially to get the engine up to "Run" which was a hotter range so distillates burned better. You will see the damper if it has a distillate manifold. Many a farmer ran gasoline in their dual fuel tractors after the war and distillate heads ran just fine on gasoline. I see many people talking on here about distillate as a poor man's fuel. Well I have news for them...a distillate designed tractor had all kinds of power running on kerosene. My Dad would switch from gas to kerosene to do the plowing,he put the shield over the manifold,closed the shutters until the heat guage was in the right range and he said that old M would pull like a trooper and had all kinds of power with kerosene. He could have used gasoline but he preferred kerosene for its power,after all these dual fuels were designed to run on kero. The poor man's fuel was somewhat cheaper than gasoline but was often preferred because of the tractor's design and ability to produce power from it. For twenty years we used straight gasoline in the M and it worked fine with its distillate head.
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