Will the motor melt?
I know 603s won't run when filled w/ rug.

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90 350 SDL....excercising con rods

Thats funny I just logged on to ask the same question. Sorry I can't help, but if I find the answer i'll let you know.

I believe that it will burn just fine, but it lacks lubricity and cetane enhancers that are added to diesel fuel.

Add 2% vegetable oil or biodiesel to make up for the lack of lubricants. Use canola or soybean oil.

F3 refered to in the document below is kerosene.

-Jim

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

You guys must have a good source for Kerosene - how expensive is it in your area, just curious? I live in Denver and wanted to get a couple of gallons for my space heater: first of all, no gas station carries around here - it seems you can only buy it at ACE at $17.99 for 2 gal! Local Rent-All place sells it for around $7 per gallon - whew! No thanks...

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1985 Mercedes 300D; SOLD
2006 Honda Pilot - wife's ride; 122K;
1995 Toyota Land Cruiser - 3X locked; 182K

K1 is running high here. The tank was bought at peak prices and has not been used up yet so our end cost is $2.99 a gallon. I use it in a space heater. Because of the tax issues I would never use it in my car.

-Jim

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

The station I get diesel at sells kero for around $3.00/gallon. Highway stations that cater to trucks should carry it.

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1992 300D 2.5T 249k - Parked with a bad transmission
1981 300SD 142k - Daily driver

Around here its between $2.95 and $3.30, so almost 60 - 70 cents more per gallon.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

You can run all the Kero that you wish. In fact, it's the recommended procedure for cold climates where gelling is a problem.

However, the energy output of kero is significantly less than #2 fuel oil and you'll notice the difference with as little as 30% in the tank.

I'd be fairly sure that the performance of 100% kero would be far less than satisfactory.

Kerosene has the same cetane value as #2 diesel, at least according to the fuel gurus at the info-pop site.

Jadavis is correct that it lacks lubricity and that as little as 2% vegetable oil will overcome this shortcoming. Marvel Mystery oil or many other lubricants could also be used at a lesser rate.

I get K1 (kerosene) at the local Sunoco station for $2.499/gal.

Kerosene is too expensive, especially since the mileage will drop significantly. If it was price comparable to diesel #2, I would blend with that for cold weather, but until that happens, it's antigel plus #2 mixed with biodiesel for me.

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'01 VW Beetle TDI
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD
'89 Toyota 4x4, needs 2L-T
'78 280Z with L28ET - 12.86@110
Oil Burner Kartel #35

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I picked up 5 gallon jugs of non-dye K2 at Home Depot for 10 bucks/piece last spring but haven't used much of it because it kinda stinks and was definitely causing excessive nailing in my 350. I've still got 10-15 gallons (it was so cheap I picked up several) so might just blend it in over several tanks.

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1979 300SD 245K miles (never ending project)
2007 Pinarello F3:13
1995 Ducati 916 (SOLD, sniff)
1999 Ducati 900SSie (SOLD)

I work in refining and the cetane value we used for kerosene is 38. Diesel cetane usually runs above 45. The heavier the hydrocarbon the greater the cetane.