John
Good to know you are still alive.
You can run a diesel on heating oil, but diesel is "35 second" kerosene, and heating oil is "28 second" ditto. Those numbers measure viscosity, and refer to the time taken for a standard amount of fuel to run out of a glorified funnel called a Redwood Viscometer. What it means is that heating oil is quite a lot lighter than diesel, and does not lubricate as well, so the pump would wear faster. Also the standards for sulphur and other impurities in heating oil are lower, so that might cause long-term problems. I seem to recall that it might burn hotter too, causing damage to the cylinder head, but I can't find any hard facts about that so I may be wrong.
The UK government is concerned enough about people running their cars on it, because it is "only" taxed at 5%, to dye it pale yellow and you are in serious trouble if you are caught running it in a road vehicle.
So I suppose the answer is "yes", but you would be ill-advised to do it over the long term.
I have no idea about interchangeability, sorry.
Christopher Bell
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From: [Email address removed] [mailto:[Email address removed]] On Behalf Of john byrne
Sent: 11 November 2008 13:51
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Subject: [ELCO] curious changeable parts
Hi Guys
Just wondering a few things.
Can a cruiser run on heating oil.
Are parts like the altenator, starter injector pump, injectors and other bits interchangeable between the 1HDT and the engine.
cheers
john 92HDJ 80 1HDT=A0
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