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Home heating oil - rdirtycar - 11-21-2010
I barely made it to my house and pumped about 5 gallons of #2 home heating oil into the fuel tank of my 617.952 and now it's running better than it was before. I wonder if this is good or bad.
RE: Home heating oil - ForcedInduction - 11-21-2010
Very bad. Heating oil has no additives, lubricity or otherwise.
RE: Home heating oil - Jtn190D - 11-22-2010
Really? I was told it still had all the lubricity and more then diesel. But I never run. Could you verify that Forced because I'd be very interested to know more about it?
RE: Home heating oil - 300D50 - 11-23-2010
Home heating fuel = no road tax, different (read no) additives, can have a higher water content, etc.
Ok in an emergency, not good for long term usage.
RE: Home heating oil - George3soccer - 11-29-2010
I have heard home heating oil can hold allot more water content then diesel can hold. So be careful.
RE: Home heating oil - Silberpfeil - 12-03-2010
Other than the lack of lubricity how else does #2 heating oil differ?
Any ideas why Rdirtycar's engine seemed to run better afterwords?
RE: Home heating oil - rdirtycar - 12-03-2010
(12-03-2010, 07:39 AM)Silberpfeil Other than the lack of lubricity how else does #2 heating oil differ?
Any ideas why Rdirtycar's engine seemed to run better afterwords?
It might have been psychological but seemed so real. Thinner?
RE: Home heating oil - ConnClark - 12-03-2010
No 2 heating oil and No 2 Diesel have about the same BTU content (diesel has slightly more). It could be that your currently running winter diesel which has about 10% less BTU content than summer diesel, so the heating oil may have a higher BTU content.
RE: Home heating oil - ronnie - 12-30-2010
Around here (Virginia) home heating oil and off road diesel are the same. At least from our supplier. He often fills both the heating oil tank and off road fuel tank from the same tank on the truck. I did check into it, and indeed they are the same.