Thread: Kerosene

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My old man told me when he was a young man driving tractors mid to late 40's
they would run on gas and there was a radiator shade they would close to build heat, then they would switch over to kerosene.Also said the tractors had 2 tanks. But thats all I know about it,maybe check the tractor forums.

They have to warm up on gas, all right, and the compression ratio can't be very high. I doubt that a modern high-comp engine would run very long on it. Isn't kerosene more expensive than gas, as well as being illegal to run on the road? (No road tax)

Originally Posted by R Pope

They have to warm up on gas, all right, and the compression ratio can't be very high. I doubt that a modern high-comp engine would run very long on it. Isn't kerosene more expensive than gas, as well as being illegal to run on the road? (No road tax)

How could it run in a diesel engine if it couldn't run on a high compression?

Kerosene is essentially a rebrand of Diesel and Heating oil #1, and very close in molecular weight to turbine fuel. All have similar distillation ranges.

Max... diesels are made to run with what would be pre-ignition in a carburetted engine. The fuel is injected at the moment of firing, there is no possibility of pre-ignition.