[Vwdiesel] Diesel Aircrafts ????? old hat you bet. (fwd)

[Harmon Seaver]

   Jet-A is also what the US military and NATO are switching to for everything,
even bikes. No more gasoline engined vehicles for them, and Jet-A as the only
fuel.


On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 12:25:55AM -0500, Val Christian wrote:
> > But,  1 question for any of you in the know more than I,  When burning
> > Jet-A  (that's very refined diesel fuel for you non-aviation guys)  do
> > the piston engines require an additive to lube the pump or has that
> > problem been engineered out?
>
> In short, no need for an additional additive.
>
> Limited first hand emphirical evidence...the local airport owner has used
> Jet-A for well over a decade in his construction and snow removal
> equipment without any pump problems.  Numerous other reports show no
> maintenance based problems with JetA.
>
> I put a high weighting factor on the local airport operator, as I am
> very familiar with his operation, and the hours he's put on his
> equipment.
>
> There are also specs on JetA, which will verify lubrication properties,
> if you want to verify numbers.
>
>
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