Diesel Fuel Alternatives In Emergency

Paul Valois · 2005-02-19T05:41:22+00:00

This 300SD gets TOO good a mileage! So good that I forget to think about gas stations!I got more than 470 miles out of a tank and was cruising on "E" when I noticed it. Actually the kids noticed it.The Chilton Manual says that in a pinch the car will run on kerosene or even gasoline! My son's baseball coach said he made it off the North Carolina barrier islands in the early 1960's running on a few cans of charcoal lighter fluid he bought at a hardware store. He said the car ran fine, as he remembers it, though it smelled like a picnic.However, Chilton manuals are not above reproach, and I wouldn't put it past the coach to have glorifed his memory of the event.Can anyone corroborate or refute these tales?By the way... Thanks for all the information here...This is probably the best newsgroup I have found.

Feb 19, 2005 21 Replies

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cp 21 years ago

Informative post.

My father sometimes puts in up to 30% gasoline into his 300D in very cold weather, helps combustion.

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William P.N. Smith 21 years ago

No, that's the gasoline soaked rag in the intake. Gasoline won't blow up a diesel, though it doesn't have the lubricity needed to take good care of the injection pump and injectors.

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