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

From: Jeff (jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sun Apr 10 2005 - 13:33:33 PDT


Yes, 100% safe in all diesels

--- "Kevin Strain / kstrain@earthlink.net"
<kstrain@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Jeff, Kevin Strain here:
> If I understand you correctly, it is safe in
> Diesels?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Apr 9, 2005 7:24 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Does Jet fuel harm Diesel Engines?
>
>
> I'd like to help clear up some confusion regarding
> Jet
> Fuel. Jet fuel is no more than Pure grade A+++
> kerosene. It is a much higher grade than the kero
> you
> would buy at your local gas station for say a
> kersosene heater. What you might find in some Jet-A
> fuel is an anti gel addative and anti Micro
> biolocical
> addative, harmless to a diesel engine. Believe it or
> not there is a fungus that actually loves to grow in
> Jet fuel, the addative keeps it at bay. I just
> wanted
> to put my two cents in after hearing way too many
> people refer to Jet fuel as if it was some kind of
> rocket fuel. Nothing more than really pure Kero
> guys.
> Oh, and the higher price is just because it is going
> into aircraft, that's the petroleum industries way
> of
> scalping consumers just because it fuels aircraft.
>
> Jeff
>
> --- MV <MV@dc9.tzo.com> wrote:
> > Isn't jet fuel typically a lot more than diesel
> even
> > with the road tax?
> >
> > Kevin Strain / kstrain@earthlink.net wrote:
> > > I have spoken to several people, that claim that
> > Jet Fuel may be used in NHC 250
> > > and other Diesel engines, such as Dodge Cummins
> > Diesel without any harm to the
> > > engine or seals of the engine. Does any one have
> > any input on this opinion?
> > > If they do, does any one have any verifibale
> data
> > on the use of jet fuel in Diesel
> > > engines?
> > > Kevin Strain (415) 440-4044
> > > kstrain@earthlink.net
> > >
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