Awhile ago my friend Lem who works as a Rolls Royce jet engine mechanic
managed to score 100 gallons of JetA that was drained from planes and couldn't
be reused. It works just great in Coleman lanterns. We all used the
"Lem-o-naide" for a long time...
-Curt
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 5:50:57 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I guess one could always run Jet-A - it's formulated to burn at very low
temps, and it "only" $4.00/gal now. Don't know why I didn't think of that
before ...
On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 11:38 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> <snip>
> It was very close to -50F that night which is why we had an issue. I
> don't think I had ever seen it that cold before and I have not seen it
> that cold since.
>
> I don't think you would have any problem at -14F.
>
> Randy
>
> On 16/02/2021 6:17 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> > It's not the engine itself, it's the fuel tank and the lines running to
> the
> > genset that I fear will have issues at-10°F.
>
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OK Don
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
pause and reflect." Mark Twain
“Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher
Von Braun
2013 F150, 18 mpg
2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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