XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   On Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:54:27 +1100, Xeno  wrote:   
      
   > 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!   
      
   And is 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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