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Yes, I understand that, but oil has more BTUs and propane and oil should heat the boiler faster than propane alone, but I guess that would depend on the propane burner. Also, there should be a pilot light for the oil burner, on my boat, I used a burner from a propane torch, fed from a larger propane tank, it worked well, but once the refractory at the back end of the scotch boiler was at working temp, the oil fire would light off the brickwork ( I had placed a couple of pieces of broken firebrick in the path of the flame).I was thinking more a propane burner to heat the boiler before turning the diesel on.