XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 7/2/2023 2:16 pm, Mighty✅ Wannabe✅ wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Sounds like a load of bollocks!   
   >   
   > 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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