Methanol

[tomsheppard]

Methanol. CH3 OH.


So it is not a "High octane" fuel.

Methylated spirits in fact.
It will eat most fuel piping, is hygroscopic and really not the stuff to put in your diesel pump.

[steelcityuk]

I've used methanol in model engines where the mainstay of lubrication for years was castor oil. Considering that these engines aren't to the tolerances of a diesel injector pumps and still need ratios of anything like 30/70 (castor/methanol) it's reasonable to say it wouldn't work. It's also far more volatile than diesel so could either cause damage when injected or the timing would be different.

SVO or bio-diesel works well though. At least it did in my 405 TD.

Steve.