To see the Tanaka run on that OTHER fuel, go here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6DKts9o9pI That's the stock, gasoline, (petrol) version.

Here's another, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noH_SOBe0YE a used Tanaka converted to reed induction at the bottom of the case. It's been run on glow fuel, 95% hardware store methanol and 5% Klotz Benol. And also on a blend of 66% gasoline and 34% glow fuel. The excess oil in the glow fuel is diluted to about the right amount by the gasoline. This mix runs just fine on a glow plug.

Pictured below is the head we made to replace the glow head.

Also pictured is the result of the first attempt to run it on diesel fuel. OUCH.

The reed inducted version was a little troublesome to start on the glow plug whether full methanol or a blend. So when it came to run it as a diesel,,,,,

I used a pull cord to start it and that works great. But on diesel fuel, I pulled and pulled and pulled. Fuel was a mix of 80% kerosene, 15% ether and 5% Klotz Benol. No matter what though, it wouldn't start. I used a high ether prime and put the compression screw everywhere. No go. So as a last resort, I gave the intake a shot of straight JD Hot Start.

First pull and she caught. But it was grossly overcompressed with a pow, pow, pow and then,,,, BANG with a big puff of smoke coming NOT from the muffler but the front end. Yup, blew the case. But no wonder, I trimmed off some flange material that should have stayed.

I have another used Tanaka and I'll be getting to that as soon as I get up my nerve again.

I can see why that thing runs so smoothly, that's quite a robust crankshaft.

Andy the video looks good tough break better luck on the next one, at least you are ok ,You may have had a larger verison of thr proplem I had with the irvine 25 ( see post motem comments) rather than the wrist pin snapping the pressure down on the crank broke the case just a guess martin