Running the Cummins 5.9L on JET A-1 fuel?
12-26-2007 | 06:43 PM
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Running the Cummins 5.9L on JET A-1 fuel?
Where I live the price of diesel fuel has skyrocketed so I am wondering wheather the Cummins 5.9 can run on jetfuel. It has been done on older engines, adding engine oil into the fuel tank for lubrication. Anybody know for sure how more recent common rail engines handle the jetfuel? If possible I'll try, taking the powerpenalty because I've been told that Jet A-1 has some less energy/weight than diesel.
I'm paying around $8.50 per gallon of diesel but roughly half for Jet A-1.
I'm paying around $8.50 per gallon of diesel but roughly half for Jet A-1.
12-26-2007 | 07:38 PM
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Been some posts in the past about it. Here is one.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...et+fuel+diesel
Sounds like the reoccuring theme is that it doesnt have the lubrication that is needed but it does sound like there are people who have gotten around it. Also sounds like there are diff kinds of jet fuel. I wouldnt try it myself but with your fuel prices it sounds like the research could pay off.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...et+fuel+diesel
Sounds like the reoccuring theme is that it doesnt have the lubrication that is needed but it does sound like there are people who have gotten around it. Also sounds like there are diff kinds of jet fuel. I wouldnt try it myself but with your fuel prices it sounds like the research could pay off.
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12-26-2007 | 11:18 PM
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12-27-2007 | 05:51 AM
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That is about the right price in Europe. I was in Germany last month and it was running about $7.40 a gallon and Diesel was the cheapest fuel there. Regular gas wias about 15 to 20 cents a liter, not gallon, higher. It was runnning about 1.30 Euro a liter. Most of that is tax. It would be about $250 to fill up my turck there.
12-27-2007 | 05:58 AM
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I have run 5 gal of JP5 in a 1/4 tank, not brave enough to do any more... It's just so dry, I do not think that the CP3 would like it. Maybe on a P-pump, but not a CP3.
I can get it for free, I'm just too scared to run it 100%. I'm about to get a bunch of it and pour a few gallons of 2 stroke in it.
Fuel's 3.50 here.
I can get it for free, I'm just too scared to run it 100%. I'm about to get a bunch of it and pour a few gallons of 2 stroke in it.
Fuel's 3.50 here.
12-27-2007 | 06:42 AM
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Moving from Sweden to US to live with my relatives, and man.. I can live in the car for the same amount of money I pay here. It's common to see people paying about $1000 per month in just gas. The Gas and Diesel prices here will be raised with almost a dollar per gallon after new years, and today the Diesel is $9 per gallon, and here the diesel is cheaper then Gas! You can pay over $10 per gallon for Shell 93 octane.. I feel really bad for the hemi drivers.. And the fueling stations takes about $3, rest is tax. Sorry 4 OT but thought it could be fun to know how lucky you guys are! :-)
12-27-2007 | 10:29 AM
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I'm living in Iceland. Yes the price of diesel is quite high, but it doesn't tell the whole story since the US Dollar is very low against the European currencies (thanks to president Bush it has never been cheaper for me to buy toys from USA).
I might try to put some A-1 in my tank (building up some courage to do that) but guess some engine, or even vegetable oil could do some lubrication.
Has anybody seen anything from Cummins about alternate fuels?
I might try to put some A-1 in my tank (building up some courage to do that) but guess some engine, or even vegetable oil could do some lubrication.
Has anybody seen anything from Cummins about alternate fuels?
12-27-2007 | 12:19 PM
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If you are in Iceland I would be hesitant to put vegetable oil in as it may freeze up. Jet fuel less than Diesel, amazing! I personally would not use Jet fuel in my truck. The lubrication issue being my #1 concern.
