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Date:         Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:12:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Snow <mwsnow@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Snow <mwsnow@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Diesel vs. Gas
Comments: To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <6a300ba23b09deb52fbd026a95de4afb@knology.net>
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HMMWVs do not run on diesel fuel.  They use the "single tactical fuel"
which is JP8.  It has been this way for about 4 years.  You could argue
that they are derivatives of the same fuel base, but they are certainly
not compatible.


Michael Snow


On Apr 28, 2005, at 1346, Jim Felder wrote:


>>  The largest problem with diesel and
>> cost at the moment is that the war machine runs on diesel not
>> gasoline.
>
> Oh, man, if we can't even keep our hummers in Iraq in diesel fuel, we
> REALLY made a bad energy investment over there!
>
> Jim
>
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