Shop oil stove

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jwscott

Discussion Starter · Jan 7, 2009

I'm not sure where to post this, but I will try this forum. I heat my shop with an old Sharp oil stove that has a flooded pot controlled by a flow valve. It works great, but since it requires #1 stove oil (kerosene) and the local price on kerosene is now about $8.00 a gallon I can no longer afford to use it. I would like to try to make it run of diesel. Is this possible? I don't want it to get out of control and burn my shop down. If anyone knows, please post an answer.
Jim

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94_turbo

· #6 · Jan 17, 2009

bundo--not modern tech--but--the old oil stoves had to have the pots cleaned periodically--soot--and when you try to use wmo--its far worse--and you have to inject air into the fire to get it to burn right--doable--but have to redo the whole stove---

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