ORIGINAL: maxtenet
So I'm confused? If I take a sample of my fuel and put it into a graduated container and sit it out to evaporate for a day, the difference between the initial amount and the final amount is how much ether was in it in the first place?
I did this and was left with separated oil and kero. If correct, I had only ten percent ether content. However, I ran my taplin twin and a zom.15 on this the other day and they ran fine. I was not able to get my Kometa .29 diesel running though.
I'm guessing I can just throw some John Deere in and make it as good as new? If so I have an unopened can of davis fuel 20 years old that could possibly be of use.
Max
Max,
Correct, what you put in is your ether oil kero mix. After the ether evaporates off you have the other two components. And as a bonus they separate to show you their percentages (of what you put in - not the original mix).
10% doesn't seem to be enough to run any engine. Maybe it does, but I'd ask how accurate your measurement process was, what kind of measuring apparatus was used. To get accurate results, you really need to take exact data.
regards
G