This thread has me intrigued.

I'd really like to know if traditional diesels like PAWs and the Russian MARZ 2.5 can be made to run on no-ether fuel.

I have successfully run my PAW 19DS on as little as 10% ether and 25% castor, with very good performance and no overheating. Starting with 10% ether was just as easy as with the recommended fuel mix.

Ether is so expensive here in Australia that any alternative, or doing without entirely, would be most welcome. Anyone got any ideas for alternative low flashpoint volatiles (like [link=http://www.diggersaust.com.au/files/Shellite.pdf]Shellite[/link], suggested to me by a work-mate who is into hill-climb and messes with funny fuels) which could be used as an additive, or priming for starting.

cheers,
Colin
Re-learning control-line in Brisbane, Australia