Has anyone used JP 8 (Nato number F34) fuel?

Being deployed they used Jet Fuel instead Diesel. The trucks (equipped with a turbo) started to smoke black immedeatley. They called it Diesel de luxe

black Smoke = unburned fuel = higher BTU included in JP8

If I turn up the boost - it should burn clean.... -

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Let us know how it works out. -

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I've run JP8 in my truck(Diesel was 5/gal and we had gallons of it just sitting around)....I would put about 5 gal. of JP8 in a tank w/ reg diesel fuel w/ no issues...Same mileage, no extra smoke that I noticed -

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And pure JP8? -

You will loose fuel mileage, but if it's free I guess that doesn't matter.

AFAIK It's pretty much the same as #1 diesel fuel.. from Exxon:

Why shouldn’t I just use Diesel Fuel No. 1?
While Diesel Fuel No. 1 has an advantage in low temperature operability, there are some disadvantages, as well. The energy content of Diesel Fuel No. 1 is about 95% that of Diesel Fuel No. 2 and will provide a correspondingly lower fuel economy. Diesel Fuel No. 1 is also lower in viscosity and provides less lubrication for the fuel pump and fuel distributor. -

I don't have a Common Rail- so lubricity isn't that prob. I just wonder about the BTU of Jet Propellant. -

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just regular JP8... -

I've seen guys run JP5, I wouldn't suggest running a complete tank of it. The most I'd go would be 50/50. Also don't get caught, because it will be Fraud, Waste and Abuse, and you can be NJPed for it. -

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IIRC, the lubricity of jet fuel is much lower!!
I heard it's a bad idea to use it because it's more of a solvent and will not lubricate like diesel does, thus leading to faster wear. -

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I think, I should stay away from it? -

Yeah, when I was in Iraq they had problems with the JP8 eatin up injection pumps on HMMWV's and duece and halfs. They wouldn't even put it in the newer MRAPs and mine clearing BUFFALOs. I think K50 is right is acts like a solvent and eats up the seals in everything invved with the fueling system. -

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you could always add a couple of quarts of motor oil (new or used) to increase the lubricity and BTU's of the jet fuel you are putting in your tank. -

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