[Diy_efi] EFI and heavy fuel (eg. Parafin )

[Tomas Sokorai Sch.]

Hi!

I'll say what I know about kerosene engines:
I don't know if you'll be able to start from a winter cold engine. I have a=
n=20
old farm tractor who works with kerosene (carb'ed of course, it's an IH=20
=46armall A), but for starting, it has a small gasoline tank and a switch=20
valve, so you start with gasoline then switch over to kerosene. The singula=
r=20
part is that the intake manifold is highly heated to promote the kerosene=20
vaporization. The heating is provided from the exhaust manifold... well,=20
there is really one manifold, because the intake and exhaust manifolds are=
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one! You can realise the kind of heating kerosene needs.
I guess that injected the need for heating will be less, but still a=20
significant factor.
Hope this engine description is useful.

Tomas

On Wednesday 09 October 2002 13:13, Karl Doody wrote:
> Im currently looking into running small engines on parafin / keroseen does
> anyone have any knowledge of doing such a thing ? in what injectors are
> best and will i need to heat the fuel to get it to flow better through an
> injector
>
> PS. i'm open to any ideas
>
> Karl.
>
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Tomas J. Sokorai Sch.
Socio director, Gerente Proyectos Especiales
Xperts Ltda. F: 63 244591, Valdivia, Chile

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