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there is a lot of propaganda posted about using kerosene in diesel engines but
yes you can run diesels on kerosene heating oil , its white also ,no red dye at
present .
in order to have some lubrication you can use motorcycle 2 stroke oil mixed in
, i dont know the mix quantities but you can play with that and at 23p per
litre for heating oil its up to you what you do .
you can also add fuel additive like MORRIS MORENDO DD .
there are 2 types of burning oil , one for heating systems and one which is
essentially TVO [tractor vapourising oil ] or lamp oil ..
fact : in the mercedes ML370 4x4 owners handbook it states you can run in
winter when its very cold on a mixture of 50/50 diesel and kerosene , what
better an advert ..
there used to be 2 grades of summer and winter diesels at garage pumps
depending on time of year but now its just one thin diesel mix all year round
, and if you notice its almost as thin as kerosene now anyway .
if using kerosene mix youll use slightly more fuel per mile than if using white
diesel because its a bit thinner than diesel .
50/50 diesel/kero mix is ok to use but dont use solely kerosene on the road for
long , it may not wreck youre injector pump but it will shorten its life
somewhat due to lack of lubrication .
for MOT purposes its a good idea to use kerosene , as emissions from a smokey
old diesel engine will be lower if running on kerosene .
