Re: [MV] Does Jet fuel harm Diesel Engines?

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Apr 09 2005 - 08:10:40 PDT


At 11:03 AM -0400 4/9/05, Larry Tighe wrote:
>Kevin,
>
>For years when we drained the sumps on the
>Huey's fuel tanks, we dumped the drainings into
>a barrel. I put those drainings into my
>Mercedes diesel and it ran perfectly. Never had
>a problem.

Kerosene and diesel seem to work interchangeably
in diesel engines. The big difference being that
diesel has better lubrication qualities but a
greater quantity of waxes. Artic Diesel in fact
has a greater quantity of kerosene in it to keep
the system form gelling up.

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