Kerosene / Diesel

[cliffjumper]

I have a kerosene heater, stove and pressure lamp and would like to know if diesel is an acceptable alternative fuel.

Kerosene is getting both expensive & hard to find as people move to propane & butane. I know jet fuel's OK, but that's no easier to get in small quantities either.

If you know, I appreciate your answers.

Cheers!

 

[Time]

Don't think so.
Diesel is same viscocity as (and may be substituted for) furnace oil.
Kerosene is much more refined, thinner.
Good try though.

 

[Time]

Don't think so.
Diesel is same viscocity as (and may be substituted for) furnace oil.
Kerosene is much more refined, thinner.
Good try though.

 

[Island Fish Lifter]

actually the difference if flashpoint, in diesel its called cetane rating. Kerosene has a lower flashpoint but has less heat content. You can try it,the worse that can happen is you will get a bunch of black stinky smoke. There are two parts to diesel fuel, light ends- which ignites first firing up the heavy ends. The cetane rating is the ratio. There you have it.. diesel tech. 101 straight from the horses butt![]

 

[cliffjumper]

Thanks guys. I'll try it on the stove first. It's easier to clean.

I figured with the new regs on diesel, reduced paraffin & sulphur, they might have a really close viscosity and a newly-reduced smog content as well as being available...

 

[Charlie]

I wouldn't want to run #2 Diesel thru a kerosene heater.</u> If you do - VENT YOUR HEATER. The smoke and sulfur is not good stuff to be breathing in and doesn't smell good either! [:0]

The reason you can run Jet A and Jet B is they are both a kerosene grade fuel and have flash points around 100°F. #2 Diesel fuel (Road Diesel) is actually a emergency substitue fuel for jet engines, with a much higher flash point. #2 Diesel will burn hotter and smoke more. Diesel comes in different grades, with different flash points. #1 Diesel is a kerosene grade fuel!</u>

You sure could try #1 fuel oil, which, is nothing more than #1 diesel and that should work just fine, without the additional smoke and smell that #2 is going to give you. But, don't think Diesel... THINK... #1 Fuel Oil, same, same, but has NO road tax!

No. 1 Fuel Oil and #1 Diesel is kerosene grade and has a flash point of 104°F. No. 2 is the diesel that trucks and cars run on, leading to the name "road diesel". It is the same thing as heating oil (#2 Heating oil), which is what you burn in a furnace! [:I]

And, I sure in the hell would NOT use any form of gas, unless it was manufactured for it! That is unless you want to meet your maker? [8]

 

[cuttlefish]

X2 Charlie,
I used to have a Dickinson oil stove that had a carb made for stove oil (#1 diesel). It wouldn't burn #2 properly without changing carbs. And as far as I know, it's a problem to try and run a home oil furnace with #2 without some modification. I don't know about kerosene, but if I had to I would try stove oil first.

 

[cliffjumper]

Thanks again guys... I do for sure... absolutely.. know any gas in these babies is suicidal. Those jets would just pour out a torch of flame, and very quickly overheat & vaporize the gas in the tank to 'splosif Lucy!

Thanks again! Cheers!