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Other Fuels / Transformer oil as fuel.
« on: January 19, 2010, 01:44:07 PM »
Hello from Australia,
I have access to a quantity of transformer oil, not the old PCB stuff, and tried some in my 8/1 recently.It started from cold (30c) and
ran fine, burnt clean and delivered full power. Are there any longterm problems with pumps, injectors etc? My supplier has been told it's a veg based oil, but it is
very thin and only thickens slightly in the freezer overnight unlike most veg oils. It does begin to feel slightly tacky when it has been on the skin for a while.
I am tempted to try it in my vehicle which is a normally aspirated precombustion (glowplug) motor. Anyone tried this with good results or otherwise?
Any advice will be welcome, Regards, Combustor.
I have access to a quantity of transformer oil, not the old PCB stuff, and tried some in my 8/1 recently.It started from cold (30c) and
ran fine, burnt clean and delivered full power. Are there any longterm problems with pumps, injectors etc? My supplier has been told it's a veg based oil, but it is
very thin and only thickens slightly in the freezer overnight unlike most veg oils. It does begin to feel slightly tacky when it has been on the skin for a while.
I am tempted to try it in my vehicle which is a normally aspirated precombustion (glowplug) motor. Anyone tried this with good results or otherwise?
Any advice will be welcome, Regards, Combustor.