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   =?UTF-8?B?TWlnaHR54pyFIFdhbm5hYmXin to rbowman   
   Re: What advantage is diesel for a passe   
   06 Feb 23 22:16:25   
   
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   rbowman wrote on 2/6/2023 9:27 PM:   
   > On Mon, 6 Feb 2023 18:27:36 -0500, Mighty✅ Wannabe✅ wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> Diesel is a grade of petroleum that has motor oil in it. I used to drive   
   >> an airport fuel truck long time ago. Most aircraft fuel is called "Jet   
   >> A1"   
   >> which is a fancy grade of kerosene. Since the fuel truck itself ran on   
   >> diesel, I just pumped the Jet A1 fuel into the truck's fuel tank and   
   >> added one quart of motor oil. That converted the kerosene (Jet A1) into   
   >> diesel.   
   >   
   > You're just a font of wisdom, aren't you?   
      
   I don't know if you are being sarcastic. I oversimplified the   
   terminologies but everybody in aviation industry says Jet A1 is just   
   very clean kerosene. And I am not kidding about pumping the Jet A1 fuel   
   into the diesel fuel tank and add one quart of motor oil. It was   
   recommended by my employer at the airport. I am sure it is done   
   everywhere else too.   
      
   By the way, have you ever seen a fuel truck going to the gas station to   
   get diesel fuel in your whole life? I believe they pump gasoline fuel   
   (if they are delivery gasoline) into their own diesel fuel tank and then   
   add whatever number of quarts of motor oil to get the octane down to the   
   diesel level (25-40).   
      
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