[AT] New F-12 Multifuel engine

[Snelling, Wayne K]

We also called it "Drip" gas and it found its way into all the combines-why I do not know because, they were hard enough to start on regular gas. I thought it was used in them to keep certain ones from stealing the gas out of the combine tanks....lot more in the combine tank than in the tractor. Sure did not run good in a car but did run.

Wayne Snelling
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-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:40 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] New F-12 Multifuel engine

I wonder if this is what we used to refer to here as "distillate".? My Dad 
used to burn distillate in his John Deere D when he first had it and it 
worked well. Started on gas, switched to distillate when it warmed up 
enough. Radiator shutters were necessary as I recall. In later years he 
converted it to run on gasoline only which I believe involved a carburetor 
and/or manifold switch.

Ralph in Sask.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mattias Kessén" <davidbrown950 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] New F-12


> it was very common here. On old Volvos and BM's. I've heard that
> people even did it with cars. That must have taken some rebuilding.
>
> Mattias
>> >Multifuel engines had a manifold heater that could be engaged when 
>> >running
>> >low cost fuels like Kerosene and diesel. You started it up on Gas from 
>> >the
>> >small tank and then when the temp was around 190 to 200 switched it over
>> >to the low cost fuels.
>> >I know that doesn't sound right but remember in the 30s and 40s these 
>> >were
>> >low cost fuels.
>> >Jake

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