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  1. pjwest03

    M35a2 oils

    I'm not affiliated with the industry. Just a bit of education in organic chemistry on the way to other things. My family has been deeply into motorsports for a long time. That left me as the official unofficial family engineer. Leading me to a fair bit of educating myself on fuels, oils...
  2. pjwest03

    M35a2 oils

    Cracking is a different bit of chemistry/wizardry all together. Distillation is the first part of the refining process. The process for the most part ends there for oils, kerosene and such. Catalytic cracking and reformation are most frequently applied to making gasoline. The optimum...
  3. pjwest03

    M35a2 oils

    The traditional fuel oil distillates have #'s 1-6. #1 is main component of #1 diesel, #2 yada, yada... There was a #3 that's not used anymore. #4 is heaviest that's still usable without preheating. #5 and #6 are residual oils from the distillation process and have to be pre-heated to...
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