Lister D Fuel Question

just a quick question
could I run my lister d on unleaded petrol
or would it be wiser to run it with a lead additive
Richie R

No need for a lead substitute as it's not needed.

Just to take it a bit further do any of our engines need  it? I add it to be on the safe side.

[quote="dunitrong"]Just to take it a bit further do any of our engines need  it? I add it to be on the safe side.[/quote]

No, shouldn't do as these old engines are mainly built before widespread use of lead additive, add to that the slow running nature of them and the fact most of them are now doing very little hours running then our old engines will outlive us all

Appletop wrote:

dunitrong wrote:Just to take it a bit further do any of our engines need  it? I add it to be on the safe side.

No, shouldn't do as these old engines are mainly built before widespread use of lead additive, add to that the slow running nature of them and the fact most of them are now doing very little hours running then our old engines will outlive us all

Thinking about that it makes sense I dont show my engines and I bet they only run a few hours a year. Thanks.

As I understand it modern petrol containing ethanol is more likely to do damage by being left in the carburettor/ fuel tank after use where it corrodes things. So best to drain the fuel down after use, and if you are not running it for a long time put a bit of paraffin through, but remember it is there and will need flushing out before starting the engine again.

Ethanol loves rubber seals, hoses etc so no issues with our tanks and if you run the carburetor dry it shouldnt be a problem.

Maryalice

I suppose you could flush the last of the regular petrol through with a drop of alkylate petrol.
Bit expensive to run all day, but I use it for infrequently used garden power tools because it doesn't go 'stale'. Also free from sulphur and benzene.

Woodsman wrote:I suppose you could flush the last of the regular petrol through with a drop of alkylate petrol.
Bit expensive to run all day, but I use it for infrequently used garden power tools because it doesn't go 'stale'. Also free from sulphur and benzene.

I was doing a bit of research on Ethanol free fuel and found this

Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97 and Synergy Supreme+ 99 ) is ethanol free (except in Devon, Cornwall, the Teesside area, Scotland and NW England).

I will be filling the jerry cans at my nearest Esso garage next time

many thanks to everybody for all your replies
to my question
Richie

Kero is another one, people refer to it a paraffin but it isn't, paraffin is slightly more refined and also kero as in heating oil has a 10% FAME content, FAME is basically chip fat