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Pilot Fuel for Stanley
Posted by: (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: March 23, 2011 03:01PM
What's best - Hexane or Heptane?
Rang my local chemical suppliers & they asked if I'd considered heptane as pilot fuel as it was cheaper.
Anyone know why heptane is not used? Does not seem to be much mention of it in steam car forums.
Rang my local chemical suppliers & they asked if I'd considered heptane as pilot fuel as it was cheaper.
Anyone know why heptane is not used? Does not seem to be much mention of it in steam car forums.
Re: Pilot Fuel for Stanley
Posted by: (---.wavecable.com)
Date: March 23, 2011 03:28PM
Hexane is the best that you can get for the Stanley pilot. Here in the U.S.A. it is not available just everywhere like Coleman fuel is, so we more often use Coleman fuel than Hexane here.
Re: Pilot Fuel for Stanley
Posted by: les nelson (---.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com)
Date: March 28, 2011 11:06AM
I don't see whats wrong with good old petrol, I have been using it for the past 20 years and it has been OK for me, I do not have any more trouble with it than anyone else as it is kept CLEEEEEEEEEAN as part of the routine maintainance of running a steamer. and it is available just about everywhere
Re: Pilot Fuel for Stanley
Posted by: (---.nmsi.ac.uk)
Date: March 29, 2011 06:20AM
Thanks everyoone
Looks like I will use Hexane to start with, and may try petrol when we have got thoughoughly used to the car.
Looks like I will use Hexane to start with, and may try petrol when we have got thoughoughly used to the car.
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