Fabian
Well-Known Member
yes, i have done that before (straight diesel) in a whipper snipper or as Americans call it, a weed wacker.
I needed to start it by having the absolute smallest amount of 2-stroke petrol mix in the fuel tank to get it running, then when hot, i would fill the tank with straight diesel. It smoked like crazy, but it ran perfectly ok on straight diesel, with similar rpm to running it on petrol, though i had to readjust the mixture screws for straight diesel, and readjust them back to start it on petrol.
There was seemingly no damage to the engine after i stripped it down to see how effectively the diesel lubricated the engine.
I needed to start it by having the absolute smallest amount of 2-stroke petrol mix in the fuel tank to get it running, then when hot, i would fill the tank with straight diesel. It smoked like crazy, but it ran perfectly ok on straight diesel, with similar rpm to running it on petrol, though i had to readjust the mixture screws for straight diesel, and readjust them back to start it on petrol.
There was seemingly no damage to the engine after i stripped it down to see how effectively the diesel lubricated the engine.