![]() The first was written Maheaded “ Boiling Gasoline”. I have copies of letters written by the Packard Motor Car Company to its dealers regarding the problem. I have restored three and driven them all extensively over the last 30+ years and they have all vapor locked under the same conditions. In winter my cars will run perfectly on any fuel including 10% ethanol and, incidentally they run fine on 10-15% kerosene and I suspect would run fine on 100% kerosene once hot. Adding kerosene does not change that but even though the theory may be unclear it has on many occasions been the only way I could keep running.Īgain I do not dispute the theory but I have found that octane rating makes no difference but 10% ethanol certainly does and must be avoided in hot weather. I have been on tour climbing and had to keep wetting the carburettor every 100 feet or so- not fun when there is no overtaking lane and traffic following.įuel is made up of many fractions with varying boiling points and the lowest boiling point fractions boil at very low temperature. But on a hot day when in stop start traffic or on a long climb none of the above are sufficient and a wet rag around the carburettor is needed but that is very temporary. I have relocated the fuel line away from the exhaust system, fitted heat shielding, fitted a bypass electric pump removed the engine trays to allow more cool air around the engine, raised the leading edge of the hood to allow more air flow into the engine bay. The problem with Kerosene is you need to dilute the fuel with at least 10 -15% for it to be effective and if all of the conditions are against you nothing works and I have tried everything. Others have reported improvements with Diesel fuel but when I tried Diesel, it made no difference. In answer to your question about additives I have found adding kerosene reduces vapor lock, I haven’t tried Marvel Mystery oil as it is not available here in Australia. ![]()
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