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Jet fuel vs diesel fuel

08-08-2009, 06:36 PM

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ALehman

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Jet fuel vs diesel fuel

I have a 1986 volkswagen jetta turbo diesel and my boss just gave me 110 gallons of good clean jet fuel (jet A). I'm and aircraft mechanic. I want to run it in the jetta but have some concerns. Along time back I ran it in my 94 CTD with no problems but that was after I found a post that said the p-7100 pumps could run on diesel based fuel such as diesel, kerosene, home heating oil, and jet fuel because the pump was lubricated by engine oil, not the fuel itself. The jetta's pump is lubricated by fuel. Now would some one agree that I could mix jet fuel with diesel fuel or run it straight or just add fuel treatment to the jet fuel to increase the lubricating properties of the fuel.

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