Jet Fuel in 600

[bish777]

Down in Miami, FL riding out the hurricane. No diesel anywhere, truck is full of fuel but they are saying SE FL might not have fuel for 3-4 more days. I have a connection at the airport where I could get jet fuel. Would a few tanks hurt?

Thanks

 

[Rosco]

In a pinch, if you need to resort to jet fuel, I'm sure it will burn in your rig. However, I would add some kind of lubricant to keep your pump happy.

 

[CChase]

Check your owner's manual, I seem to recall a section in there with specs for fuel that the engine can safely burn. I don't have mine right in front of me or I'd look it up for you.



Craig

 

[CJEliassen]

I used to own an FBO and when I would drain the sumps, if it was clean, I put it in my 97. Never had an issue at all. I worked for several companies that run the fuel trucks, plows, etc all off of jet fuel from the sumps. Some of the trucks had tens of thousands of hours of operation with no problems. Very low miles however.

 

[Doubleclutch]

Last May Madness this issue was brought up to the Fuel Injection guy. He had a contract with the runway construction contractor who used Jet A exclusively. Don't remember which engines were involved, but they would last about a year before the pump went out due to lack of lubrication. Using a quality fuel supplement like Stanadine extended the overhaul time considerably. Go for it and don't worry about it as long as you can add some fuel treatment. Good Luck down there !!!

Greg.

 

[y-knot]

Jet fuel does not have any lubricants in it to protect the pump, injectors or engine. It will burn just fine but you should add some ATF fluid to help the truck live. Not sure about the quantity, in the army we would add one quart to each fuel tank.

 

[SWFLNAVIGATION]

I had a problem finding Diesel to so I went to the local Marina. Dont forget they sell Diesel too. Hope that helps. Mike G

 

[Diesel Nut]

JP 8 and diesel are allmost identical. All the military trucks run JP 8 in em full time. Makes for less problems with fuels, I guess. God luck!

 

[KHogan]

At EWR, they use sumped JET "A" for all the stationary diesel E/M generators and for most of the equipment. They mix a little diesel with it and it seems to do the trick. It's just highly refined Kerosene with an additive package specific to FAA requirements. It seems to be long-term stable as well. Bus companies have been using a cocktail of kerosene and #2 Fuel Oil (home heating oil) for years in their Detroit Diesel-powered busses. I'm certainly not recommending ruining your Cummins by trying to cheap-out on fuel, but if you need to use "alternative"' fuels in a pinch, be smart and use it in limited quantites while mixing it wih mostly clean, quality #2 Diesel.