F.O.A.K. Naphtha: WTF is it?

I have a camping stove I picked up second hand.
On the side there is a sticker which says:

STOVE. GASOLINE BURNER No 6
TO FILL TANK
ENSURE CONTROL VALVE IS CLOSED
REMOVE CAP AND CAREFULLY FILL 3/4 FULL OF CLEAN NAPHTHA
REPLACE CAP AND REMOVE ANY SPILT FUEL

Now I know that in some countries gasoline means paraffin, and I don't
want to spark a terrorist incident at EOSM, so what should I fill it
with?

Ta

 

tallbloke <> struggled to ejaculate:

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" (nap´the, naf´-) , term usually restricted to a class of colorless,
volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures. Obtained as one of
the more volatile fractions in the fractional distillation of
petroleum (when it is known as petroleum naphtha), in the fractional
distillation of coal tar (coal-tar naphtha), and in a similar
distillation of wood (wood naphtha), it is used widely as a solvent
for various organic substances, such as fats and rubber, and in the
making of varnish. Because of its dissolving property it is important
as a cleaning fluid; it is also incorporated in certain laundry soaps.
Coal-tar (aromatic) naphthas have greater solvent power than petroleum
(aliphatic) naphthas. Originally the term naphtha designated a
colorless flammable liquid obtained from the ground in Persia. Later
it came to be applied to a number of other natural liquid substances
having similar properties. Technically, gasoline and kerosene are
considered naphthas. "

So, petrol or paraffin. I'd go paraffin - or meths, perhaps.

 

Dunno, but I would have thought just turning your hat round so it faces
backwards would do just as well as taking it off.

 

In

Super Unleaded.

 

You could get away with petrol, probably, but your best plan would be
Coleman fuel from a outdoor/camping shop.

http://www.dto.com/camping/article.jsp?articleid=504

 

I agree, it looks like a petrol stove, because there is no pump like
you'd find on a paraffin stove like a primus.

This is the preferred el cheapo option.

 

This is the preferred expensive posh option.

 

This is the loud bang with lots of photo oppotunities option.

 

And this is just damn silly ;-)

 

Ah, that'd be it then. Glad we've got intelligent people on group.

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Oh, looky...

^^^^^^^^
HTH.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

I know I know. I just wanted to be super sure 'cos accidents with
pressurized volatile fuels can be messy.

Anyway, I'm pleased to report that I went the el cheapo route and stuck
95 RON Unleaded in (tight northern git), and it works like a charm. A
little five quid car boot bargain (tight northern git) in fact.

To test it out I boiled up some of the cut off good bits from the
damaged spuds out of my back garden potato crop (tight northern git) and
made some cheesy mash for my tea (tight northern git), which I'm eating
as I type.(well, in between typing)

So free irish coffees are on the menu for late tomorrow night over at
Dodgers Point for anyone who'd care for one. By then I'll be a very
tight northern git so if you see me struggling to light the stove, stand
well back.

 

Fill it with petrol like I do mine. If you use paraffin, the jet will be
the wrong size so the stove won't burn properly. This info is from a
mate who bought a dual fuel camping stove and got two different jets
with it, one for petrol and one for use with paraffin.

 

Hmm... My Coleman stove has a pump on it, and that's petrol.

 

<g>

<fx: sneaks off quietly>

 

ISTR Coleman fuel, whilst cleaner and less smelly than petrol, has a
significantly lower calorific value and a lower flashpoint. Hence the
need for extra pressure perhaps.

Anyway, my stove burnt beautifully and contollably on U/L with a nice
blue flame and clean combustion so that's good enough for me.
I can fill it straight from the bike's fuel pipe too.

 

Heh.. nice..

I use Optimax in my stove.

 

And your bike presumably
<top tip>
A big plastic syringe and a bit of rubber tube is handy for raiding fuel
supplies
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tallbloke wrote:

Most of the time, I find my bikes start better and run smoother on it.

You going to bring one along then?

 

Yep.