Posted by Bill(Wis) on February 18, 2009 at 19:06:19 from (71.249.198.251):
In Reply to: Re: Kerosene posted by David Broad on February 18, 2009 at 15:00:54:
I don't think we're on the same sheet of music. In the USA we do not run spark ignition engines on fuel oil, kerosene, or parafin unless they are on tractors manufactured prior to about 1948 when special manifolds, lower compression ratios and carburetor settings were employed to accomodate the characteristics of that fuel. Very few of those around except at tractor shows. Gasoline became the predominate fuel in the 1950's. That would be what you blokes insist on calling "petrol". Completely confused me many years ago because I thought petrol meant a lower grade of petroleum. Then I went to France, had a brand new car with a diesel engine, drove into a filling station and the signs on the pumps said "petrol" and "gas-oil". Which one do I use? Finally watched some frenchmen pull in, put "gas-oil" in their diesels and drive off. I did the same. We just don't use kerosene or fuel oil or parafin as fuel for spark-ignition engines except a few of the specially equipped 60 + year old relics.
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