Kerosene versus Diesel fuel

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05-10-2006, 10:47 PM

GeoffNJ

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In the Army, we ran everything on the same fuel; helo's, tanks, tracks, trucks and Hummers. We'd all get fuel from the same truck at a fuel stop.

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05-10-2006, 10:52 PM

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In the Army, we ran everything on the same fuel; helo's, tanks, tracks, trucks and Hummers. We'd all get fuel from the same truck at a fuel stop.

good old JP8, (jet propolsion 8) is what the army runs in any and everything diesel a lot better than the DFM (diesel fuel marine) that the navy uses.

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05-10-2006, 10:54 PM

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I forgot which "JP" it was. The only other time I dealt with JP fuel is when we hit an underground line at Dover AFB. We weren't around long enough to smell it.

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05-11-2006, 02:29 AM

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JP 8 is great, but I have seen JP 4 here in IRAQ. Want to burn a diesel engine up real fast. Watch, it burns way to hot and no lubs. Nothing a little oil wont fix.

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