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Old 07-16-2006 | 09:14 AM
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Jim Thomerson
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Default RE: Cool Fuel Temperature & Engine Performance??

What matters is the fuel to air ratio coming into the engine. So colder or warmer fuel doesn't matter, but may need needle adjustment. On the other hand, I fly diesels some, and I think diesel fuel expands and contracts a lot more with temperature changes than glow fuel does. I have had to put diesel fuel on ice on a really hot day to be able to get enough fuel in the tank to get the length run I wanted.