Kerosene is basically #1 diesel it has no paraffin wax in it, the paraffin is what precipitates out and plugs the filters.
The kerosene will aid in keeping the fuel from gelling along with the additive.
A person could run straight #1 or kerosene in the older mechanical injected engines, I personally wouldn't recommend it in a common rail.
Also the more kerosene the less HP your engine will develop.
I can life with less HP and keep running better then gelling up and plugging filters.
My winter fuel tank is about 30% kerosene I added a bit to the tractor just for insurance.
good to know, thanks Lou.
In the refinery pecking order, where does kerosene land and is it measured in cetane like diesel?
I know tractors once ran on kerosene or something like it, my old Super A had an optional setting for that.
Apparently it fouled the lubricating oil very quickly.
By comparison today's engines due in part to emission control rules are highly reliable with long fluid flush intervals.
But during the war you had to run whatever you could get, before my time.
I do believe our smaller tractors will become electric in next ten years. They are only poking around now but it makes sense,
particularly after the next evolution of smaller more powerful rechargeable batteries come out.
Then we will get our old tractors out and go putt putt putt on Memorial Day in the parade.
Look Ma, there's smoke coming out of that old antique. Is it on fire?
roll a little more coal Bob
before they make you plug in
