If you can afford to, it would be really interesting to get a lab analysis on the solid deposits you get in the burn chamber. Id guess it’s a build up of the additive package found in motor oil and not a by-product of simply burning a heavier hydrocarbon. Could you test mineral oil vs synthetic oil? Thanks for the videos!
2 years ago | 4
The additives I was thinking about is what is in the oil. Are they part of the byproduct in the chamber. Will new oil give less or the same? Is there any oils that are low in additives? hydraulic oil maybe?
2 years ago | 2
It'll all be interesting to watch. I can't see the cetane booster doing much, as it's really just for reducing ignition lag (not really relevant to a diesel heater). If methanol works it'll be really clean. Trouble is, I think it'll be difficult to keep it lit unless you can richen the fuel/ air ratio out. I think that for a given amount of air, it can burn twice as much methanol than diesel. And In my experience, methanol dosen't mix with much. I get that this is just a bit of fun messing about, but it's probably more practical to just use heating oil or red diesel, perhaps with a small amount of engine oil mixed in.
2 years ago | 1
For increasing cetane, perhaps a peroxide? Corrosion etc on the burn chamber. Do those heaters produce compression or is it like a torpedo fuel jet? You might be just as well off going back to an alcohol. IIRC -20deg windshield washing fluid is 1/3 methanol. The lower rated temps start adding in ethylene glycol and the RV/marine is usually ethanol (lol).
2 years ago | 0
Check Lucas 40003 upper cylinder lubricant/cleaner it seems to be working as an aftertreatment in the engine to keep carbon away then im also using Hydra power blast in my car and once a year Forte Turbo cleaner. (this is fixing sticking turbo geometry)
2 years ago (edited) | 0
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VIEWER SUGGESTIONS. I am currently testing new motor oil (mix) to see how it burns and have some additives lined up to see what they do. I am most interested to see what the cetane booster does, but also got some DPF cleaner stuff as it was recommended by many. The methanol... I may try burning it pure, just for giggles, as well as some sort of mix.
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