If it was sooty, there must have been a problem with the injection pump.  I
use heating oil to thin #2 diesel for winter use at the rate of  1 gallon
per 10 of diesel.  It burns great!  The only difference between the two oils
are the additives.  I don't know about the sulphur content.  I've even made
diesel using 5 gallons of kerosene with 1 quart of SAE 30 petroleum motor
oil.  The motor oil lubes the pump.
Tom Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: " you fixed it with what?!"

> On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, John Rodgers wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure but what used motor oil, with something like kerosene
> > added, then filtered to remove solids wouldn't work just fine. Prol'ly
> > be a real smoker though.
>
> I knew someone who got stuck with the remnants of a tank of home heating
> oil after switching to a gas furnace at his house.  He burned it all in
> his diesel VW, adding fuel treatment to each tankful.  It was pretty
> sooty, though.
>
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
> '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
>