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Letter Re: Coleman Fuel--Uses and Storage Life
Hi Jim,
According to Coleman's web site, Coleman
fuel can be stored for 5 to
7 years. I wondered if a chainsaw with the correct oil additive run
on Coleman fuel. So I did a web search, and this is what I found, over at the
Timebomb 2000 (Y2K) Discussion Forums, posted back in 1998] - E.L.:
Coleman Fuel the Final Word!
Boy What did I start? I have seen more rumors and half truths about Coleman
fuel since I posted that it did work on engines!! Coleman fuel is a very
highly refined version of gasoline! It has no additives
in it. It comes in sealed metal cans and it stores at least five years if
you keep it cool and leave it alone til you use it! It will
work in all gasoline engines! You mix oil in 2 cycle [engine]s so that is
not a problem. In 4 cycle add 1/2 to 1 oz of ATF or
Marvel Mystery Oil per gallon of fuel to provide top cylinder lube. If you
want to go one step further get some lead substitute for the old regular
burning engines. Okay?
Now I am going to provide you with a very basic primer on
how oil and fuel relate to the cracking (refining) tower. crude oil in:[the]
lowest [fractioning] levels give you motor oils then fuel oils. Here is how
it is,, [from] top to bottom:
LPG (Much
more done to refine but you get the idea), white gasoline, Racing gas, Avgas,
Gasoline, K1 kerosene, kerosene fuel oil, #1 fuel oil, #2 fuel oil, #3
fuel oil, # 4 motor oils. Okay, now there are many other products made
at various levels and many other additives are introduced to provide the
end
products we use but this gives you an Idea as to how the various fuels
relate.
Now if you want to store some Coleman fuel for emergency use, then go
ahead, do it! If it burns gas it will burn Coleman! But if you want
to use it try it now! Don't wait to see if it will work, don't
post over and over and over.Try it out for yourself!!! But
don't plan on it being your primary fuel. You can't possibly
store enough [in one gallon cans] to run generators on it. Most of you have no
clue as to how much fuel a gasoline generator really uses. Running
a typical gas generator would run you at least 5 gallons per day, every day,
assuming you only ran it 5-6 hours per day! Do the math! Store 20 gallons [of
Coleman fuel] for your chainsaw. Another 10 for the log splitter. But that's
about it. if you need to use some for another reason for a short term use go
ahead! But if your looking for long term continuous use get
a diesel car, truck, generator, or whatever. - Rich H.
