Diesel Fuel availability and price

[Red Zephyr]

I'm wanting to get back into Diesels and am thinking of buying a Enya 25 BBD for my Keil Kraft Super 60, one of the old guys where I fly suggested that I think twice because of the price and availability of fuel, he quoted something like $35.00 a L so I thought that I'd ask about the price and how hard is it to get hold of these days.

Thanks and regards
RZ

[Burraflyer]

RZ, why don't you brew your own.
Very simple, go to your local chemist shop and get a bottle of Ether (he will probably only give you 100ml. at a time) and mix with the same amounts of kerosine and caster oil, bingo you have 300ml. of deisel fuel which will last quite a long time as diesels are very economical.

Len. (an old diesel jockey.) :)

[Red Zephyr]

G'day Len, mate I'd do that if I could get the ether from a chemist, thats what I used to do when I was a lad but in this day and age !!!!

Do you know of a chemist chain (chem mart etc) that will sell the stuff ?

Ta' Mate

[Burraflyer]

G'day RZ. I used to have a model called a Red Zephyr an Old Timer hi.
Well I used to be able to get Ether here from my local Chemist but this is a small town and I know him fairly well, but I still had to explain to him what I used it for.
Other option would be to try a Medical Supply company. I"ve got a mate who works at the local hospital and he used to get it from a medical supply rep.
But as you say, this day and age dunno.
Good Luck.

Len.

[Red Zephyr]

Cheers Len, thanks, BTW I've got a Red Zephyr, it gets dragged out every so often, has to be a nice day though.

All right I'll let you know how I go

Regards