I have about 10 gallons of stove oil that I came across when cleaning up my dad's garage .

How would anybody suggest that I mix it with diesel fuel to burn in my truck ??

Thank you for any ideas .

 

Maybe someone with more experience can chime in, but I would venture to say it would be similar to using used motor oil or 2-cycle oil. Only about 1 ounce per 20 gallons, give or take. It would take FOREVER for you to use it up, and frankly, the overall lubrication benefits are quite small compared to other products specifically designed for lubrication of diesel injectors such as Stanadyne or Opti-Lube.

 

10% should be fine. In my experience with used motor oil anything above 20% starts to get stinky.

 

Isn't stove oil kerosene, I'd think you could easily go above 10%.

 

there are 2 grades of stove oil #1 diesel and #2 diesel (kerosene and diesel with red dye(off road fuel)) both #1 and #2 fuels are approved for the 7.3 powerstroke. dump it in and run it.

use your own judgment if it is red! the fine here in Arizona is $10,000 and like 18 cents per gallon of fuel calculated the truck would have burned in the time you owned it (mfg estimated mpg divided by the number of miles the truck has been driven since you owned it minus any taxed fuel you can prove you bought)

 

What Helifixer said. It is a version of diesel and you should be able to run it straight. If it's really old, it won't be great, but it'll burn.

The red dye deal is huge, but if you don't have to deal with emissions or anything, don't stress it. Legally, you can't, but if you're a tree hugger, it's better to burn it than turn it in as haz waste... that's what I tell myself, anyway.

(I had it delivered a few times to a rental I was in. I chatted the driver up. Got lots of info, exactly what Helifixer said.)

 

Thank you gentlemen for your replies

I have decided to run it 1 gallon at a time to a full tank of fuel . I don't know how old the stove oil is so rather than dumping it all in with the hopes that it would burn , I decided on this method to use it up .

I won't have to go for a emissions test til next year so it should be all used by then .

And I will make sure not to have any in the tank when I come down south for 2014 RRE get together

 

With diesel at $4.50/gal in a lot of areas, that is a nice find.

 

I would ask what color it is. If it's white it's kerosene. If it's red it's #2 diesel basically same thing we get at the gas station except for the color and we're not supposed to put it in highway vehicles. If it's red and you're dead set on burning it in your truck I'd burn it all at once. A little bit of red dye goes a long way and dragging it out at 1 gallon per fill up will have red in your tank for a long time. Personally I don't know anyone who has gotten caught but if you do you will be sorry.

 

Also be mindful of the container, if it'san old galvanized can it could be contaminated, if it's in a plastic can and not moldy I wouldn't hesitate to pour it in.

 

I talked with a guy a few week back who was up in NC hunting (recently) with a friend who was driving a diesel (can't recall what) The cops had a road block set up and were dipping diesel pick ups. He said they used giant Q-tips to look for red dye. It's the first story I've ever heard myself.

I have also read that if a trace amount of dye is found they can also test the sulfur content. Off road has a higher sulfur level, so not only will you be fined for off road fuel, but also for running a "non emissions compliant" fuel.

 

All diesel (and its variants) sold in the US is now ULSD, even 'heating oil'.

 

BTW......I do not condone the practice of illegal fuel use, but I would use it.

 

... would have been in my tank the day I found it ...

 

Yeah, it's been a while since I heard this. Didn't even think about everything being ULSD anymore.