X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.93.47.44] (HELO ms-smtp-05-eri0.texas.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 940847 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:43:24 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.93.47.44; envelope-from=RDarrah@austin.rr.com Received: from dell (cpe-66-69-251-170.austin.res.rr.com [66.69.251.170]) by ms-smtp-05-eri0.texas.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id k0M5gZB4000783 for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:42:37 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <005d01c61f16$bfe475c0$6401a8c0@austin.rr.com> From: "Bob Darrah" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:43:18 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine > > My Dad told me once that you could run a car off of kerosene, IFF you > had enough gas to get it started first. It would run rough as the > dickins, and smoke the whole neighborhood, but it would move the car. > > Never actually had the nerve to try it myself. Yep, it works, but it helped if you ran the kerosene line around the manifold about 5 turns to warm it up a bit. Worked good until the State Trooper stopped me and asked what the extra tank was for. Unfortunately, I answered him honestly (I was proud of it). He then asked me if I paid road tax on the kerosene. That stopped the project. Bob Darrah Do not archive