Re: [lro] Double Cab

From: Paul Oxley (paul@adventures.co.za)
Date: Fri Apr 11 2003 - 12:46:08 EDT

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    Mark sed:
    > It all works and is about the same I think. My wife when she was in
    England
    > worked at a jet center and had a Diesel ford escort estate (Wagon) and the
    > Fuellers would give her 10 gallons of jet fuel for it now and then. It ran
    > fine and had 145000 miles on it. The jet fuel was way cheaper than
    diesel.
    > Anybody know the distillation differences in detail?

    Kerosene/Paraffin/Avgas is Fuel Oil #1, Diesel is Fuel Oil #2. Kerosene/et
    al doesn't have the necessary lubricity additives to protect the engine. By
    adding a little (non multigrade) oil to each tank you can run a diesel on
    Kerosene/et al without causing to much damage.

    Regards

    Paul Oxley
    AfricanAdrenalin.com

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