<VV>Vapor Lock

[Tony Underwood]

At 11:18 hours 08/10/2005, Padgett wrote:
>Think whether you could run on diesel would depend a lot on the 
>compression ratio, since it was mentioned at an antique show the 
>person may have been talking about 5 or 6:1. Wouldn't be surprised 
>back in the daze of A and C rations if it wasn't common to extend a 
>gasoline ration with heating oil or kerosine.
>
>Isn't the Army version of the Hummer designed to be multifuel ?



They currently have been configured to run on jet fuel JP5 aka 
kerosene so the military doesn't have to stock multiple types of 
fuels, thus any tank truck could fuel any US military vehicle 
regardless of whether it rolled, trundled, flew, leaped or 
crawled.   Likewise the trucks and other vehicles including armored 
stuff like infantry assault vehicles and tanks, all of which run on 
kerosene.    I don't think it takes much to make a diesel run on kerosene.

By the way, a Vair doesn't run worth a dang on kerosene.


tony..