The main reason boat stoves use alcohol is the ability to extinguish a fire with water. In all other ways, alcohol is an inferior fuel.
Scott > > From: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> > > >White gas is the same thing as camping fuel and is not pure octane, > >its more like naptha and I think you'll find it has very little > >octane. Low compression engines would do well on it but I wouldn't > >run it in anything made in the last 50 years. You can still buy > >white gas at the pumps in Amish country. > >Old gas is interesting, I've had some things do real well even with > >quite old gas and some things that would crud right up with gas only > >a couple months old... > >-Curt > > > > White gas was unleaded. It was used in gas lanterns and gas stoves > (Coleman, et al) > > The lanterns and stoves didn't need the lead additive. Car engines did. > > Boat stoves used alcohol, as it was lighter than air, and did not > settle in the bilge, like gasoline or white gas fumes do. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
