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RE: compression comparison and exhaust color - 9/17/2007 9:49:10 PM   
Jim Thomerson



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RE: compression comparison and exhaust color - 9/23/2007 4:38:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		In my earlier post I mentioned a simple fuel option and it seemed to be taken the wrong way. My intent was not to have everyone switch to home brews but rather for thoses that can't get commercial diesel fuel to look at an option that might allow them to fly and have fun with their diesel. I understand that the simple SF & mineral oil fuel it is not the most powerful diesel mix and that the commercial mixes offer slightly higher output and possibly a little smoother running. The other chemical components that the commercial fuels include serve their purpose but if commercial DF it is not available then something is better than no fuel at all. The idea of using just the starter fluid and oil was to keep it as simple as possible, it has been written on this forum that you could also add Kero (lamp oil) but as I said this adds more complication. As it turns out in a recent artical on Fixed Compression diesels the author said he used a similar mixed because the FC diesel needs much higher ether than those with variable compression, but it should also work in the VC diesels just fine (he did indicate that to get smooth running you need to use mineral oil not castor as the MO controls the tendency of the ether to detonate). Again the commerical mix is easy to use and if you can get it so much the better, if you can't try the SF and mineral oil.

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RE: compression comparison and exhaust color - 9/24/2007 5:37:19 AM   
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