Bob:
I knew that was the case but just cout not remembe what it was called. I picked
up from a news item in the early part of the war when an embed reporter
interviewed a "Apache" pilot that he landed at the fuel point to fuel up. Now
we know it is called JP-8
Don
Man, where can I get some of this stuff for my KR? This can be used in a KR,
right?
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI USA
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Mark:
Sorry Mark it can not be used in "Spark Ignition" engines but it can be used in
Diesels, Gas Tubines & Jets. All military combat vehicles use it including the
Abrahms tanks as they are turbine powered(as in Turbo-Prop).
I ask the question RE Automotive Diesel Conversions because I had neve
It just so happens that I'm the lead in a project in which we've just built
(commissioned, actually) a spark-ignited engine that burns JP-8. It's not
that uncommon, as there are at least 5 manufacturers that I know of doing
the same thing. Yes, this project has wings also! It's nice to have
Sixty years ago Jonh Deere farm tractors burned a fuel similar to
karisene but I thinh they started them on gasoline and then switched over
to the fuel i think they called it disclent or something like that
Mark,you are using XM weather on your trips ,right?Tommy W.
KR> Military fuels
55 years ago my uncle had a McCormick farm tractor that started on gasoline
then switched over to kerosene to run. My uncle would only run the engine for
less than 10 second on gasoline before switching to the kerosene. The gasoline
tank held about a quart and the keros
Sorry guys, need to correct this. The army does run essentially one fuel -
JP8. It is a diesel fuel with a certain higher testing standard for
aircraft. It can not be used in spark ignition engines. The army runs
primarily JP8 in all equipment. The army has very few engines which use
mogas, only s
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