The new DP's may run on gasoline
With the new EPA rules, this may be a way for diesel truck engines to meet the new pollution and fuel economy requirements. If it works on the diesel truck engines, RV engines may soon follow, like th...
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There doesn't seem to be many Army Veterans from the 1960's on here.
In the early '60's, the Army got some new "deuce-and-a-halfs" that had a multi-fuel engine in them. IIRC, they were 6 cylinder engines made by REO, that would run on almost anything that would flow through a pipe and burn! Yep, #1 or #2 diesel, kerosene, JP-4, 80 octane mo-gas, AV-gas (other than 115/145, that stuff had too much lead in it), highly refined peanut oil, etc.
In fact, due to a lack of diesel fuel in the supply system, the one I drove had 80 octane Mo-Gas in the tank all the time. When we got to Vietnam, we had lots of diesel fuel.
So, can a diesel engine be run on gasoline, without damage? Based on my Army experience, I have to say "Absolutely YES!"
Of course, the engine has to be built to do that!
In the early '60's, the Army got some new "deuce-and-a-halfs" that had a multi-fuel engine in them. IIRC, they were 6 cylinder engines made by REO, that would run on almost anything that would flow through a pipe and burn! Yep, #1 or #2 diesel, kerosene, JP-4, 80 octane mo-gas, AV-gas (other than 115/145, that stuff had too much lead in it), highly refined peanut oil, etc.
In fact, due to a lack of diesel fuel in the supply system, the one I drove had 80 octane Mo-Gas in the tank all the time. When we got to Vietnam, we had lots of diesel fuel.
So, can a diesel engine be run on gasoline, without damage? Based on my Army experience, I have to say "Absolutely YES!"
Of course, the engine has to be built to do that!
