Heating oil

i thought paraffin was higher grade of kerosene with less soot and fumes as everyone used it at one time name stuck for kerosene it self

john winsemius said:

No
Ok

Why do you call it Paraffin then?

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It was originally sold in Ireland in a 10 gallon container with 2 large vents or fins on the side, it was commonly ordered as, a pair of fins please.

oh i wasnt aware of that

jamesmartin said:

oh i wasnt aware of that

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You get the brown envelope?

i thought it would be amusing

jamesmartin said:

i thought it would be amusing

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No, i'm very serious when it involves money

i would rather have a pair o fins container of kerosene ,i would imagine its worth a bob or two today

Im not going to use heating oil i thought i would just post it and see what would happen.

Roger

what did you learn about the subject and human nature

I ran my Mitsubishi colt on a 80/20 mixture of used vegetable oil (specifically sunflower oil which had been filtered through a 10 micron filter in my garage) and diesel for about 12000km (80% veg oil). Built out the injector pump afterwards and had it checked...there was no problem. It was an experiment. Today 70000km later the mitsubishi is still running on diesel without any problems. I now got me a defender 130 with a 300TDi engine and might consider running it on oil as well.
The oil is thicker and causes trouble with the starting on cold days, but if you can heat the oil fuel line before it goes into the fuel filter the viscosity is reduced and flows easier.
The fuel consumption stays the same.
Dont use oil made from beans or other, it could be acidic and ruin your injector pump.

john winsemius said:

the word comes from the greek word keros Patened 1854 kerosene for lantern oil cleaner burn instead of whale oil.

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Once again the angry septic is WRONG the word "kerosene" was registered as a trademark in septicland and only there