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mixing gas and oil questions
Lots of trimming
Also, I've never seen oil being more subject to explosion/flash than gasoline. How does adding oil to fuel make it more volatile? L8R Skip There are 2 parameters to consider these are the flash point - the min temp at which it will ignite with a spark or flame etc. This is typically -45F for petrol (gasoline) and +143F for diesel. Hence as a boat fuel, diesel is a lot 'safer' than gasoline. However there is also the autoignition temperature - this is the min temp where the fuel will simply ignite without a spark or flame. For Petrol this is 495F and for diesel 410F a fair bit cooler. So too much oil could lower the auto ignition temp to a point where pre-ignition happens - not good for your engine. However I have no idea how much you need to add to cause this kind of problem. |
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