If one has absolutely no option other than either using pump gasoline with nasty additives or distilling the gasoline, here is my recommendation. 1. Use pump gasoline in the stove, with good ventilation, until stove fails. 2. Repair or replace stove. 3. Goto 1.
There's the problem right there, if the stove is cheap enough and can be replaced cheaply then why even think about repairing it? I think most of us get into the the habit of repairing everything when there are times when it really isn't worth it.
Hi, Has anyone ever tried buying Aspen, Coleman fuel or "Wasbenzine" online? It sounds like a joke and Ebay doesn't have it, but why not skip the hassle and have it delivered by the postman? Overhere "wasbenzine" (naphta/white gas) is sold in supermarkets , hardware stores and drugstores. With so many vendors it looks almost as if more Dutch citizens are getting into stoving 8) Sorry, no beer-views over blown out kitchens here 8) , although I'd like to join you in Australia Cheers, Peter
Most of the gasolene sold in my area has between 5 to 15 percent alcohol. Part of the problem is that the alcohol absorbs water, which leads to corrosion. Water can be removed from oil by passing the liquid thru lime (Calcium Oxide). I wonder if this avenue of approach would be feasible as certainly the coefficient of "Fireballing" would be lower. Ken H.
ok . you turn up in under down under and I will buy the "butler" Geeves a beer or three . but I refuse to put on a poxy bag of fruit to serve you. cheers kerry
David , ok I watched the wrong movie or something maybe we spell it differently I know poetic licence that's the best I can come up with . hahaha cheers Kerry edit , ps . I will have a pint of Greene King Bitter, thanks .
its a long way from the original topic but PG Woodhouses butler was Jeeves with a J My name is Geeves with a G. Interestingly about 30 years ago my fathers sister did a genealogy and came to the conclusion that if I didnt have any sons the Geeves name would die out. My father responded with a page taken out of the Tasmanian phone book. There is a town there called Geevestown and guess what the most common surname is there. I believe my father and aunt have never spoken since. Also it appears as far as anyone can tell Im not related to the Tasmanian Geeveses.
it is actually Geeveston . someone was too lazy to put the W in it . it is located in the Huon Valley not far from the huon river . was a very big apple growing area , exporting vast amounts all over the world . but particularly to the UK. ok boys and girls , history and geography lesson is over . geeves . stop carving your name in the desk. back to stoves , cheers kerry
Coleman fuel has an octane rating of 55. This is too low to run properly in an engine. Instead of burning in the combustion chambers, it literally explodes. That's called engine knock, and it's terrible!
Coleman fuel was a response to one specific additive in gasoline. That additive was called "Ethyl Fluid" or more specifically, tetraethyllead (TEL). This stuff quite literally put the lead, in leaded gasoline. And burning leaded gas in a stove caused metallic lead to build up and clog stoves, and gaseous lead compounds to loft into the air. That, and the fact that TEL is easily one of the most toxic substances known to man, it was a good idea to market a cleaner, safer fuel for stoves, because they didn't require the octane boosting abilities of TEL.
i bought 4 gallons of pure naptha from an Amish friend. seems to work just fine in my stoves and lanterns. i have no idea if it is similar to Coleman fuel i.e. stabilizers but if anyone knows i'd be glad to know. i'm going to try to use it up because i don't want the fuel to go bad,
Crown Fuel is selling at the local Megalow Mart for $7.65/gal. i did see a youtube video were a user of Crown Fuel said he thought Crown worked better than Coleman. just saying. he was demonstarting an 8R. tbt, he had previuosly been running his 8R on alcohol.
a video on youtube. he said when he bought the stove he did not know what type of fuel the stove was suppose to burn so he used alcohol.
