motorbikemike45
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When I was young and mowing the family lawn we had a Cooper Clipper, then later a B&S engined self-propelled reel type lawn mowers.This was in the 50s and the compression ratio on those old single cylinder flat heads was probably in the range of about 4.5:1 or 5:1 and they would run on the lowest octane gas. A local heating oil dealer sold something called "white" gas for less than half of what gasoline went for. We used it in the mowers and the Coleman lantern we used for camping. It was as clear as water and had very very low octain. When I asked the dealer what it was, he said it was drip gas, a liquid that was seperated out of natural gas at the well head. My uncle claimed it would ruin an engine because it was corrosive, but we ran those two mowers for many years with no problems except the usual wear and tear.
My questions;
1. What do they do with "drip gas" today, and is it still available?
2. If it is still available, would there be any problem running old or low compression engines on the stuff?
3. Could "drip gas" be what Coleman sells as Coleman fuel?
My questions;
1. What do they do with "drip gas" today, and is it still available?
2. If it is still available, would there be any problem running old or low compression engines on the stuff?
3. Could "drip gas" be what Coleman sells as Coleman fuel?