<VV>Vapor Lock

[Ian Harding]

Actually, there are still a couple minor exceptions, motorcycles and ATVs. 
The Marines have a solution they are testing now. 
http://www.f1engineering.com

I asked if there will be a civilian model, and they indicated that there 
would be a small trial run available soon. 

- Ian

On 8/11/05, Tony Underwood <tonyu at roava.net> wrote:
> 
> At 11:18 hours 08/10/2005, Padgett wrote:
> >Think whether you could run on diesel would depend a lot on the
> >compression ratio, since it was mentioned at an antique show the
> >person may have been talking about 5 or 6:1. Wouldn't be surprised
> >back in the daze of A and C rations if it wasn't common to extend a
> >gasoline ration with heating oil or kerosine.
> >
> >Isn't the Army version of the Hummer designed to be multifuel ?
> 
> 
> 
> They currently have been configured to run on jet fuel JP5 aka
> kerosene so the military doesn't have to stock multiple types of
> fuels, thus any tank truck could fuel any US military vehicle
> regardless of whether it rolled, trundled, flew, leaped or
> crawled. Likewise the trucks and other vehicles including armored
> stuff like infantry assault vehicles and tanks, all of which run on
> kerosene. I don't think it takes much to make a diesel run on kerosene.
> 
> By the way, a Vair doesn't run worth a dang on kerosene.
> 
> 
> tony..
> 
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