Can Coleman fuel be used in gas engines. all advice are welcome.

not in high performance gas engines.
Some have had good results in converted and low compression engines.

reason:
the octane number of Coleman is low ( ~70), high performance engines need at least 91 (premium gas)

I second Pe's post. It works in conversions and such but the higher compression performance engines will detonate on low octane fuels ruining the engine.

Runs hotter, makes less power, smells better

coleman fuel is for stoves and lamps, very pure, but not meant for gas engines. Sorry!

Ok let us change the topic. All I want to do is to get rid of the gas smell in my car. It does not bother me but my wife have a problem with it.

Before I came to Kuwait, I used Still premix fuel that is available in Holland and Germany. This fuel is used by the garden services and although more expensive than gas, it is odourless.

Now unfortunately this is not available here and I am just looking for and alternative.

Use low octane aircraft gas,some smell but not nearly as bad as car gas.
BCCHI

100LL works real good in my larger gassers like my G26 but in the engines where I'm using a 1/4X32 plug it will sometimes cause a slight missing condition when in transition. It usually clears after a couple of seconds. Someone here in RCU remarked that it was little whiskers formed from the lead bridging the plug gap temporarily causing that. I know it doesn't do it on regular unleaded MoGas and the G26's and engines with bigger plugs where I run a larger gap don't do it. My G26 has over 5 gallons of 100LL run through it now and is still on the same plug. I use it strictly because of the lower odor and a side benefit is it doesn't go bad as quick as MoGas.

Hi Jezmo

Can you please tell me what 100LL is as I dont know it at all.

Thanks

Disregard the advice of BChi please.
If it is low smell, or a smell that is not objective you're after, Aspen is the only solution. It is a high grade alcylate fuel without the stink, and about the power of gasoline. It has 94 pump octane which is right for all engines I know, except super racers with 1:12 compression ratios.
Only drawback is, that with some carbs, it will not start again when hot!!!!???? Only after the engine has cooled down completely will it start again. No big deal, if you have to choose.
This is the only reason I switched to normal premium gas again after extensive tests. Starting procedure with "normal" gas is (much!) more dependable.
Advantage of Aspen is, that is has no summer or winter mix, and that it burns very clean without nearly the load of hazardous fumes that gas has.
Use 4-stroke fuel, and add the oil of your choice.

Pe,
I don't understand the advice of "Ignore BChi". Am I missing something here?

Bill,
It's what we call Aviation Gas here in the States.

Does anybody in the US sell anything like Aspen? I like the idea of getting a high quality, low odor, premixed fue(50-1)l.

I've run Coleman in Sachs conversions as test (39cc & 52cc) The engines lost 50-100 rpm and ran 25-50 degrees hotter.
In Kuwait the coleman fuel would probally be OK for "winter" use. I the the extra 50 degrees in the summer would be an engine killer, unless you were very careful with engine cooling ducting. Some way to monitor inflight temps would provide a saftey factor

Hi Pe

Thanks for this advice. Do you know what Aspen is used for in normal life so that I can try to find it here in Kuwait?

Hi TKG

You hit the nail on the head. Here in Kuwait we have to get the one that run the coolest.

Here is their website.
http://www.aspen.se/Aspen_(eng)_Retailer_Aspen_Petroleum_Products_Envi ronmental_fuel_Two_stroke_DXNI-3336_.aspx

Yes this is the one that i used in Holland and Germany. Unfortunatly it is not availeble here.

So I am still looking.