09-02-2019, 02:33 PM
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Location: Tocumwal, NSW, Australia
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Re: tell a Model A related story
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Originally Posted by katy
When I last worked in the Arctic, about 15-18 years ago, the Canadian military had stopped using diesel fuel. They used jet fuel for everything that didn't need gasoline, this included all the furnaces, diesel powered equipment and power plants. All the fuel came in on sealift and it made a lot of sense to bring in only one fuel instead of 2. The "diesel" engines ran fine on jet fuel with no modifications.
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So the extreme cold temps affected diesel piston engines too. Maybe it was waxing. I do know that years ago, in winter, diesel motor cars would hold less and less fuel because of a build up in wax in the fuel tank. This was overcome by making fuels lighter.
That was interesting Katy. cheers, gary
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