..........solidify???

Shouldn't be a problem these days as they add anti waxing agents to winter diesel. In the bad old days about -4c would do it. We used to put burning rags under truck fuel lines to get the stuff flowing

Shouldn't be a problem these days as they add anti waxing agents to winter diesel. In the bad old days about -4c would do it. We used to put burning rags under truck fuel lines to get the stuff flowing

I used to lob a gallon of 4 star into a tankfull of diesel in my BX back in '87.

It was actually recommended in the users instructions for below -4 conditions.

Wouldn't dare do that now. :no:

Edited 20 December, 200916 yr by Mr Ree

I believe it starts to solidify at around -20C

I used to have a Mercedes UNIMOG, the handbook gave exact instructions on what amount of petrol to add to diesel depending on how low the temperature was below freezing.

A bit of Fuel System Icing Inhibitor (FSII) does the trick but not really necessary for modern Diesel fuels. We used to get tins of it to add to aviation fuel but that may not be the case anymore with all the health and safety.... not a nice chemical. If you can find a friendly airport worker (refueller) you may be able to get aviation fuel for free!! Can't say what it would do to your car though. I know a few guys that used to put a few litres of Jet A1 in their tank during the winter. As part of the aviation fuel quality checks they used to have to drain some fuel off the tank which was then classed as waste which then "fell" into their cars....

Jet or aviation fuel is essentially paraffin. I understand that some of he most recent defenders will run on it but I am not suggesting anyone try. I think that some of US Forces use some Landrovers using aviation fuel on air bases.

Jet or aviation fuel is essentially paraffin. I understand that some of he most recent defenders will run on it but I am not suggesting anyone try. I think that some of US Forces use some Landrovers using aviation fuel on air bases.

Love the smell of the fumes off it, or am I odd?

Edited 20 December, 200916 yr by Mr Ree

Love the smell of the fumes off it, or am I odd?

Nope, love the smell of Keroceen in the morning.....

Like the smell of Cas'ie R too!

They should bottle these manly fragrances into after shave.

I used to lob a gallon of 4 star into a tankfull of diesel in my BX back in '87.

It was actually recommended in the users instructions for below -4 conditions.

Wouldn't dare do that now. :no:

Ahh yes familar with that, although it was unleaded and basically as you say a 5L of petrol, then top it up with derv when it got really cold.

Only problem was you had to clean out the fuel filter after winter due to all the crud that got cleared out.

I used to have a Mercedes UNIMOG, the handbook gave exact instructions on what amount of petrol to add to diesel depending on how low the temperature was below freezing.

Cor - haven't seen one of them for a while - the ultimate off-roader with a "flexible" chassis that adds to wheel articulation... Are they still sold?

Cor - haven't seen one of them for a while - the ultimate off-roader with a "flexible" chassis that adds to wheel articulation... Are they still sold?

Yes they are still sold but you would need a mortgage to buy a new one. I had a 406 6 cylinder 6 liter. massive disc brakes. Mine had a manual shift over the top of a torque converter. It could and did pull away in top gear. The manual explained that when stopping at lights or railway junctions not to bother changing down but just hold it on the Brake (air brakes), then to power away when the lights change. That allied to excellent vision all-round, I had crew cab, with excellent one handed power steering. I would say the easiest vehicle to drive ever. I do not have one now but instead still have an other portal axle vehicle, well with 3 portals a Volvo C304 TGB13. Similar ground clearance and articulation but with an extra rear axle on a bogey with the other rear axle so 6x6 with diff locks in all axles just like the UNIMOG. Wonderful build and well thought out electric circuitry. Forward control, so excellent forward vision.

I used to have a Mercedes UNIMOG, the handbook gave exact instructions on what amount of petrol to add to diesel depending on how low the temperature was below freezing.

Our Citroen AX diesel had a similar thing. Add 1 gallon of unleaded to 7 (full tank) of diesel in winter. It is probably no point now as winter diesel has anti-waxing additives in them that does the same thing.

Jet or aviation fuel is essentially paraffin. I understand that some of he most recent defenders will run on it but I am not suggesting anyone try. I think that some of US Forces use some Landrovers using aviation fuel on air bases.

I have run my cars on many a gallon of aviation fuel in the past with no damage. I don't think there is much difference between Avtur and Derv as long as you add lubricants

Yes I understand that the lack lubricants might be an issue. Aviation Fuel / Kerosine / Parrafin / TVO, is a different fractional to petrol or diesel. I know that once up to temperature that petrol cars will run on parrafin though I am not sure about modern cars. The old Grey Ferguson T120 petrol / TVO once up to 70 C one could tun over from petrol to paraffin and it would run quit happily, stop and start so long as it was warm. If it was cold, one drained the carburetor to allow perol back in to start off as it did not like starting from cold on parafffin. Obviously the tractor had a low compression ratio, I do not know off hand with out looking it up what the preferentioal C / R is for paraffin.

Slightly other way movement -but in the 80's I was in Rhodesia ,where we had problems with vapour lock-petrol with ethanol mix ,evaporated in the fuel lines( temp was about 40c) - I cured it on my truck by adding a bit of diesel (about 10%) to each tankful ,plus a half pint of oil . Got a complaint about the smell of my truck ,took it to garage to get complemented on my mix by mechanic in charge as being in best interest of truck . Never knew who'd complained -but after that - never got any more complaints .