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Coleman fuel is simply Octane; plus possibly some Heptane or others. It is white gas--or, unleaded gasoline. Like what they sold in the 'sixties sans tetraethyl lead. Used to be big stickers warning you of it: "For use as a motor fuel only..."; etc.It is Not Naphtha; that is Lighter Fluid. At least, in the United states. What they call Naphtha or Kerosene varies from country to country. The "paraffin", for example, in British texts means Lamp Oil--Kerosene (Rock or Petroleum oil, sometimes, here), or Whale Oil, etc; not the paraffin wax as it means in the U.S. Unleaded modern gasoline will work in a Coleman stove; but the original Coleman fuel is better. It has no lead or other additives for anti-knock--that is why you shouldn't use it in internal combustion engines; not that it is "naphtha". 68.231.189.108 , talk) 15:45, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
Coleman fuel is a specific range of hydrocarbon mixture, a "clean fuel" used around households as an emergency fuel.
Naphtha is a huge range of hydrocarbon mixtures with various impurities. To reduce confusion, avoid substitution of the wrong naphtha mixture, I strongly suggest no merger. When the lights are flickering near stores closing time in a storm, one doesn't want to wade through a refining or pedagogical article. My side of town recently spent 3-5 days without power. A specific fuel article addresses common confusions that helps prevent economic loss and safety problems. Please leave this stand alone article as is.-- Incogm ( talk) 22:27, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
"Its high combustion temperature and lack of octane boosting additives like tetraethyllead will destroy engine valves"
tetraethyllead has not been used in over 40 years (its page says so) yet it is used as an example of something Coleman fuel is lacking that would prevent it from being used in a gasoline engine.
as I am not a seasoned Wikipedia contributor so I would rather point it out than attempt to fix it but not be up to editing standards
80.5.128.19 ( talk) 23:43, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
Tetraethyllead is an example of an Antiknock agent; it's just used to refer to any anti-knocking agent here, as it's the best known one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8B0:9FC:739E:91EB:677A:168A:EFE3 ( talk) 20:44, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
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Is the composition of Coleman fuel unique, or are there other brands of petroleum naphtha intended for camping stoves and lanterns? If there are, then I think this article should have the generic name, with the brand name as a redirect. Globbet ( talk) 09:00, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
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Coleman fuel is simply Octane; plus possibly some Heptane or others. It is white gas--or, unleaded gasoline. Like what they sold in the 'sixties sans tetraethyl lead. Used to be big stickers warning you of it: "For use as a motor fuel only..."; etc.It is Not Naphtha; that is Lighter Fluid. At least, in the United states. What they call Naphtha or Kerosene varies from country to country. The "paraffin", for example, in British texts means Lamp Oil--Kerosene (Rock or Petroleum oil, sometimes, here), or Whale Oil, etc; not the paraffin wax as it means in the U.S. Unleaded modern gasoline will work in a Coleman stove; but the original Coleman fuel is better. It has no lead or other additives for anti-knock--that is why you shouldn't use it in internal combustion engines; not that it is "naphtha". 68.231.189.108 , talk) 15:45, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
Coleman fuel is a specific range of hydrocarbon mixture, a "clean fuel" used around households as an emergency fuel.
Naphtha is a huge range of hydrocarbon mixtures with various impurities. To reduce confusion, avoid substitution of the wrong naphtha mixture, I strongly suggest no merger. When the lights are flickering near stores closing time in a storm, one doesn't want to wade through a refining or pedagogical article. My side of town recently spent 3-5 days without power. A specific fuel article addresses common confusions that helps prevent economic loss and safety problems. Please leave this stand alone article as is.-- Incogm ( talk) 22:27, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
"Its high combustion temperature and lack of octane boosting additives like tetraethyllead will destroy engine valves"
tetraethyllead has not been used in over 40 years (its page says so) yet it is used as an example of something Coleman fuel is lacking that would prevent it from being used in a gasoline engine.
as I am not a seasoned Wikipedia contributor so I would rather point it out than attempt to fix it but not be up to editing standards
80.5.128.19 ( talk) 23:43, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
Tetraethyllead is an example of an Antiknock agent; it's just used to refer to any anti-knocking agent here, as it's the best known one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8B0:9FC:739E:91EB:677A:168A:EFE3 ( talk) 20:44, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
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Is the composition of Coleman fuel unique, or are there other brands of petroleum naphtha intended for camping stoves and lanterns? If there are, then I think this article should have the generic name, with the brand name as a redirect. Globbet ( talk) 09:00, 10 August 2023 (UTC)