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Offline charles p

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Coleman fuel
« on: April 12, 2010, 06:17:56 AM »
I remember 40 years ago when we used white Amaco gasoline as fuel.  Now that all fuel is unleaded, and to my knowledge none is white, is their a fuel that can be used other than the Coleman fuel?
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Re: Coleman fuel
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2010, 07:16:04 AM »
I thought all UNLEADED fuel was White fuel.
and regular Gasoline would work.
Not sure if the stuff from the pumps will works cause has all the engine cleaning additives in it.
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Re: Coleman fuel
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2010, 03:12:14 PM »
Some (or all?) of the newer stoves are made to use either unleaded pump gas or Coleman fuel.  All of the older stoves can use only Coleman fuel or white gas.  Haven't seen white gas for 40 years or more!

The old white gas and unleaded pump gas are two entirely different animals.

My stove is an older one that uses Coleman fuel.  I've heard some say the newer stoves don't burn as well with unleaded gas as they do Coleman fuel, but I've no personal experience with them.
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Re: Coleman fuel
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2010, 03:37:16 PM »
just a thought, i always stick with coleman fuel for my stuff.it seems to last forever. im wondering if the alcohol in the new unleaded fuels would be a prob if yu left it set in the tank of a coleman lantern or stove. it is known to be hard on rubber seals and such.
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Re: Coleman fuel
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2010, 11:42:47 AM »
White gas, man that brought back some memories of camping trips past!
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Re: Coleman fuel
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2010, 06:05:17 PM »
White gas or at least what we knew as white gas was a bi-product of pumping oil. Found in large tank at crude oil pump sites. Ran good in old veh. but ate cat converters. Also called drip gas.
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Re: Coleman fuel
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2010, 04:31:53 PM »
If I'm camping I'd rather smell Coleman fuel than gasoline.
And I've heard gasoline will clog the generators in the Coleman-fuel only appliances.
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Re: Coleman fuel
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2010, 04:39:47 PM »
The white gas I remember was high test Amaco.
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