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What is petrolio?
Hi all,
Because of our fireplace woes (see homebuilding thread) we are solely relient on a small kerosene heater right now and its been pretty cold at night
here in the sierra (down to below freezing) Thing is what we find in Ensenada at Chetos hardware on Delante is what they call Petrolio. It seems
thinner than kerosene and smells different. Our neighbor Duane says is IS kerosene but I wonder if its a different grade or if it will ruin the
heater. Next week we are off to Ensenada to get a propane one, the price of kerosene is ludicrous!
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it sounds like the crud that is scrapped off the top of a barrel of oil. kinda like the cream rising to the top?
edit: add an f
[Edited on 12-12-2009 by woody in ob]
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I thought you had hydronic heat ???
Oops, on edit, I read your fireplace thread.
Sorry the hydronics aren't working.
[Edited on 12-12-2009 by Diver]
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I think that petroliol is kerosene, I used to burn it in a kerosene lamp with a mantle and it worked just fine.
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A man that owned a small hardware store in La Paz told me Mexican kerosene was the same as aviation fuel. Much different than what we were use to
running in our kero laterns for camping. ++C++ 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
it sounds like the crud that is scraped off the top of a barrel of oil. kinda like the cream rising to the top?
edit: add an f
[Edited on 12-12-2009 by woody in ob] |
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And....omit a p.
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jet A rated fuel is close to kerosene.
diesel no. 2 fuel is slightly diff.
jet A burns ok in a diesel truck, my mechanic gave me 50 gals free once when he had to dump a tank for a repair, regs wouldn't let him hold and refill
it. i sent it thru my F 250 fine.
but no. 2 in a jet engine is not approved.
i'd say burn it and see if it works. what could it break?
propane is the way to go.
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Crusoe: by aviation fuel he probably meant jet A. Av gas is just high octane gasolene, I once burned some in a 69 Camaro that had a 650 hp LS6 454, it
really liked that!
I'll give it a try in the heater!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
it sounds like the crud that is scraped off the top of a barrel of oil. kinda like the cream rising to the top?
edit: add an f
[Edited on 12-12-2009 by woody in ob] |
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And....omit a p. |
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Always mix av gas with normal pump gas. The oxygenators in av gas for use at altitude has a tendancy to burn very lean at sea level. Fried a built 350
chevy motor years ago when my friend ran the fuel truck at Fullerton Airport. Ran great until it melted 2 pistons!!
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A slight hijack = I have a kerosene heater that I used in my house with no heating system, and stopped using it years ago - too much trouble for daily
use, however, it really put out the heat. It's been stored in my shed, and should work great. I bought kerosene in 5 gal. containers, and used a
siphon hose. Cost $350 new - I'd sell for $75. Any takers? I live in San Diego. I can take photos and provide further details for serious
inquiries.
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the great thing about avgas 100LL 100-130 is that it has lead for valve train lubrication. Unleaded reg car gas has none.
but avgas on average is $1.50 to $3 or more a gal than Texaco or Shell on the corner. did it run too hot for that camero? could you have made a
mixture control? it should love high compression. the racing gas sold at some stations here for gear head hot rodders sells , high octane , for like
$4 a gal.
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capt Mike: I ran it about 1/2 and 1/2 with regular pump gas, it ran about 180 degrees, but I had a special racing rad with electric fans. Later I
bought a drum of Trick racing gas from a place in Spring Valley. It was 114 octane and ungodly expensive! I also had a stage 2 nitrous system which
worked especially well with the racing gas (another 150 hp with the flick of a button on the shifter) no detonation at all! 4 mpg was a bit on the bad
side so I sold it about 12 years ago.
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sweet looking ride.
i'll bet at Barrett Jackson it would bring a fortune as the muscle cars are raging now.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
but no. 2 in a jet engine is not approved.
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It depends upon the operating manual. Some turbine engines allow you to burn diesel, but have an hourly limit. It is not because of the way it burns,
but because most turbine engines have accessories, like fuel pumps, that depend upon the Jet A for lubrication. Diesel has different lubrication
properties. so they limit the hours you can run the engine on diesel.
To answer the original question, petroliol is kerosine. It sometimes also called "distilado" also.
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"Petrolio" is a Mexican alcoholic drink made with tequila and Salsa Ingleterra. Bet you can't drink just one!
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