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Question by tripple t
Submitted on 3/23/2004
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What is the differance between automotive gasoline and (white gas?)coleman fuel and what would happen if you ran coleman fuel in a gasoline engine?


Answer by Simon
Submitted on 3/31/2004
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Coleman fuel is like kerosene, or aviation fuel.if you used it in your car, you need to advance the ignition timing a little, and it would smell like a light aircraft exhaust.
please use a mix of 20% gasoline to prevent drying of the upper cylinder

 

Answer by Aussie Dave
Submitted on 9/19/2004
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Don't be confused between Av gas and jet fuel.
A light aircraft does not run on kerosene/jet fuel, but rather aviation gasoline which has a higher octane rating than automotive gasoline.

 

Answer by skyking
Submitted on 3/7/2006
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You will need to RETARD the timing if using coleman fuel, it is only about 60 octane!

 

Answer by Marc Simmons
Submitted on 4/9/2006
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Coleman fuel has a very low octane, between 55 to 60 so your ignition will have to be RETARDED.  It is not adviseable to run such low octane in an automotive engine.

 

Answer by budy
Submitted on 7/10/2006
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im pretty sure white gas doesn't contain tetraethyl lead. and the normal gas does.

 

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