I wouldn't do it. Kerosene burns cleaner than diesel. You may have a soot problem.

 

...also don't burn non-tax high sulfur diesel in any enclosed area

 

In a torpedo heater/force heater it's fine to use.....as long as it's not the died off road. Now that the government has ruined the diesel by stripping it of its lubricating property (ultra low sulfur/sulfur makes diesel slick) it's actually pretty clean. I don't know how it would work in a lantern/oil lamp tho.

 

i have a 135000 btu space heater,for garage,can i put any adtive with deisel fuel to lte it inint start heater.

 

Well...I ran the heater today with the fuel I had. Off road diesel with the dye. Everything works great. Lots of heat and no smoke. I can smell it but not too bad. I have heard the dye could plug up the wick but since kerosene has red dye I can't see the difference. I think this is gonna make a super duper emergency heater / stove. I will always have tractor diesel around.
I am gonna use this in lanterns also if needed. No way I am paying for kerosene...they're nuts.
I have been getting a few lanterns, etc...even found one I can cook on...came with the little pots. This would be great for making coffee in an emergency. Get the water boiling and throw in some coffee. Then strain thru something for and be set. I gotta have a cup in the AM for sure.

 

Kerosene stinks as it burns. Hated my old kerosene heater I used to have.

 

I spent my junior year in high school in Brooklyn, NY and worked for my cousins' heating oil business. Their diesel trucks would run just as good on heating oil as diesel. Only difference was the taxes. For a heater you shouldn't have any trouble with diesel

 

I can smell this one when it's running. Not too bad. No smoke....it's a Perfection heater used years ago. I won't mind the smell if it's the only thing that makes heat that I have when it's cold. Emergency use and much easier than firewood.

 

Anything's easier than firewood. We had a wood burning furnace to heat our 2 story (3,000 sq ft?) house in Iowa. Spent all summer cutting wood to feed that beast during the winter.

 

Yeah but if you cut your own, firewood will warm you twice!

 

I think more than twice...ha ha....most efficient fuel there is for warming people.

 

I always heard diesel would clog up the wicks on kerosene heaters.

If you run into issues with the diesel have a small municipal airport nearby you might see if they've got some Jet A they'll sell you. It'll be cleaner and probably cheaper than kerosene. I have no idea why kerosene is so expensive.

Also if its for emergencies keep an eye out for camping stoves, some of them will burn anything, gas, diesel, kerosene, whatever you can get you hands on. They're expensive new but never know when they'll show up on craigslist or a yard sale.

 

I always heard diesel would clog up the wicks on kerosene heaters.

If you run into issues with the diesel have a small municipal airport nearby you might see if they've got some Jet A they'll sell you. It'll be cleaner and probably cheaper than kerosene. I have no idea why kerosene is so expensive.

Also if its for emergencies keep an eye out for camping stoves, some of them will burn anything, gas, diesel, kerosene, whatever you can get you hands on. They're expensive new but never know when they'll show up on craigslist or a yard sale.

About 25 years ago I went to a refinery near Baton Rouge to pick up some #1 diesel for lab testing (oilfield). We walked out amongst the huge tanks to a spigot on the side of one and the technician starting filling my gallon jugs. When I looked up at the tank, I saw "JET A". When I told the tech that we were at the wrong tank he said, "JET A, kerosene, or #1 diesel...they all come from this tank".

Here in the deep south we normally get #2 diesel at the fuel pumps. #1 diesel is used up north in cold weather areas because it doesn't tend to 'gel up' like #2 diesel.

 

When I lived in Iowa, lots of people had two tanks on the diesel pick ups - one for #1 and one for #2. They liked to switch over on the drive home in the winter to get the #1 in the lines and motor.

 

The ULS diesel being sold now (on-road fuel) is usually a lot drier than it was before ULS diesel came out. I was told that is because the de-sulphering process dries it out. Bad for old-style injector pumps that count on the oiliness in diesel for internal lube.

 

Back in a previous life I worked as a diesel mechanic. We would take metal buckets and fill them with diesel and throw a rag on top of them and light the rag for heat in the shop. The rag would burn as long as there was diesel left in the bucket. It would smoke at first but would soon start to burn cleanly once the bucket started heating up.

 

Good buddy of mine used to hate riding in cabover's. Didn't like "sitting on top of a bomb". Me telling him that diesel wouldn't explode, just burn really didn't make him feel better.

 

i like all the ,but my 135000 btu space will not lite,on deisel alone,any way to up the deisel to burn in space heater in my garage.

 

does any one know how to do this safly.

 

🤔mmmh

 

 

Old thread resurrection for sure! Make sure you own a good carbon monoxide detector…

 

Offroad dyed diesel in low sulphur just like road diesel. Had to make sure about this before running it in my new Kubota. Only difference is the dye. Works in my heater also....a lil smokey but for emergencies, I will make it work.

 

I won’t run it…….it’s always carrying more water ,fungus and algae than road fuel. Zero deal.

 

Nary a problem here...run 2 tractors on it and have never seen a drop of water, etc in the fuel filter bowl . Never had a filter stop up, etc....Tractors seem to like it and run great. Save some money also when using it over road diesel...no road tax on it.