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Subject:Re: Espar D2 diesel furnace run on gas
From:craig cowan
Date:Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:13:43 -0400

Get a ba6. They're a dime a dozen.

-craig

On Sunday, August 12, 2012, Roger Whittaker wrote:

> Dear gasoline heater
>
> What a great idea ... Why didn't we think of this before ... Highly
> volatile petroleum distillates being vapourized and atomised into a small
> non explosive tested container ... Lighted by a hot glow plug under my bed
> while I sleep ... I can't believe I had not previously thought of this ...
> I will get right on this as soon as I finish building my car ... I plan to
> call it the Corvair any suggestions
> Regards
>
>
> There must be a lifetime of thought in the last second if we are to live
> from moment to moment.
>
> On 2012-08-12, at 11:43 AM, David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone ever run an Espar diesel heater on gasoline?  I have read a
> couple brief posts that say this can be done, but I like confirmation that
> it works and doesn't destroy the heater.  I would think you would need to
> adjust the fuel, but not sure if that would be more or less fuel than
> diesel.  I also read people run them on kerosene periodically to clean them
> out.  The gas versions are rare but used diesel units are everywhere.  They
> would be great for vanagons if they can safely run on gas.
> >
> http://www.lubricationspecialist.com/airtronic-2/airtronic-d2-7500-btu-air-heater/
> > Thanks, Dave
>