<VV>Vapor Lock

[J R Read_HML]

After making an unscheduled emergency trip to Cleveland (from near Chicago) 
to rescue my daughter's Celebrity which she had inadvertently filled with 
diesel fuel, I'm not too sure I'd want to try ANY of it in the gas tank.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <UltraMonzaWest at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: <VV>Vapor Lock


> In a message dated 8/10/2005 5:43:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> burkhard at rochester.rr.com writes:
>
>> Sounds like a great way to turn high octane fuel into REALLY low octane
>> fuel.  Diesel fuel is DESIGNED to self-ignite -- there ain't no 
>> sparkplugs!
>> Any diesel fuel you add (especially 25%... Geez!) is a bad idea.
>> Jim Burkhard
>>
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>
> Jim!  I agree 25%  is to much.....1 qt  to 10 gal. of gas . was normal....
>
> It will self ignite at 22 to 1  or higher compression ratios!    At under 
> 10
> to 1  it is an excellent upper cylinder lube and octane booster! [ 
> resistance
> to pre ign.! ]
>
> I owned a station for several years......"help" pumped several cars FULL 
> of
> diesel.....as long as they were driving at highway speeds....nothing but 
> white
> smoke.....slowed down and fouled the plugs....but several reported LESS 
> oil
> consumption afterwards!
>
> Simularily......#2  diesel...lots of WAXES.....fill in a warm 
> climate..drive
> to cold area for overmnight stay?    GM  manuals said, " add  25%  of 
> Gasoline
> to fuel in tank....drive for at leat 10 miles, to mix thoroughly before
> stopping for the night"
>
> Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Mr. DeckRug
> 69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
> Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.
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