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Take advantage of a great opportunity. I have a friend who flies helicopters out of Sausalito. He has some jet fuel that they can't put into the helicopters. It makes a great diesel fuel and at $7/gallon original cost you know this is the good stuff. Run a tank thru and give your tank, pump and injectors a nice cleaning and help a company dispose of this fuel in a good way. e-mail me at tokata@verizon.net and I can help you. I can't post their contact info or it will just get to crazy up their. Please be courteous to their schedule and no messes :-)
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Re: FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.
Fri, July 21, 2006 - 5:50 AMWhat happened to this jet fuel to cause it to be unusable? -
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Re: FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.
Wed, June 4, 2008 - 11:58 AMsimple, condansation buildup in fuel tank then that water goes to the bottom of fuel tank and the only way to take it out is to drain some fuel out. that fuel is not reusable by regulations.
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Re: FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.
Sun, July 23, 2006 - 11:18 AMWell B100 will clean out your engine too.
My mechanic told me that aviation fuel does indeed clean out a gasoline engine’s fuel system. Are you sure this will run in diesel cars, though? I am somewhat skeptical that a single fuel may be used in both gasoline and diesel engines.
I too am curious why this fuel cannot be used in helicopters? I am told that it can sit for years (decades) and still burn cleanly (unlike gasoline). Incidentally, so can petro-diesel. -
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Re: FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.
Sun, July 23, 2006 - 2:28 PMjet fuel and aviation fuel are two completely different fuels
Jet fuel is very close to diesel. It is used in gas turbine engines such as those in helicopters, jets and turboprop engines.
Aviation fuel is a very high octane gasoline for use with piston engine aircraft.
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Re: FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.
Sun, July 23, 2006 - 6:10 PMJet fuel is basically a very high grade kerosene. Kerosene burns in diesel engines just fine, and, in fact, it can be used to cut the viscosity of diesel to keep it from gelling in colder climates and colder weather.
That said, jet fuel will clean things out, though maybe not as well as B100. None the less, if they are going to have to just discard the fuel, and there isn't anything major wrong with it, then for crying out loud, take it! It's free, and right now, it's headed for the waste stream.
There is still that nagging question about what happend to make it unusable for the helicopters. I would presume it got contaminated or something?
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Thanks guys
Thu, July 27, 2006 - 5:37 PMThanks for the clarification regarding jet fuel vs aviation fuel. Makes sense.
I’d certainly take some, if it weren’t for the fact i’d have to drive 700 miles to pick it up. ;-) -
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Re: Thanks guys
Thu, July 27, 2006 - 11:23 PMI'm still waiting to hear back about picking some up, oh well. -
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Re: Thanks guys
Fri, July 28, 2006 - 5:05 PMThis smells more like an ad than someone helping out a friend.
And what about the ecological effects of burning this fuel? Is this what biodiesel people really want to be getting into? -
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Fri, July 28, 2006 - 5:11 PMits free, it needs to be disposed of, and it sould mix just fine with biodiesel.
im with the doctor on this one: road trip!!! -
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Re: Thanks guys
Sat, July 29, 2006 - 12:35 PMFair enough. Just wondering if there is a better way to dispose of it, i.e. break it down somehow. -
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Re: Thanks guys
Sat, July 29, 2006 - 12:47 PMI don't get it, how would dispsing of fuel without accomlishing work be better?
Should I be buying gas form the station and unrefining it too?
I imagine it is better than diesel by virtue of not having sulphur added, but I may be wrong. -
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Sun, July 30, 2006 - 6:44 AMregardless, the original poster seems to be MIA and noone has heard back about how to get the fuel.
if its going to be "disposed of", id say burning it in a diesel engine sounds like a good way to go. there not a lot of good ways to turn petrochemicals into something environmentally benign that you would say, water your plants with. burn it and its (mostly) gone. however, the contamination issue is a bit fishy - if they wont burn it in their engines, why should we burn it in ours? what got into the stuff?
still, like i said, orignial poster is gone so it all seems a moot point. -
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Sun, July 30, 2006 - 10:18 AMim sure its just timed out. in other words,its old. i have a freind who has the same deal only its with a much larger jet engine reasearch company.
gas fer me ass fuel ferme mule , its all the same to me.
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Wed, December 5, 2007 - 4:56 PMAny jet fuel that has been defueled from a military aircraft can no longer be used for aviation purposes. The justification is that the cleanliness of the fuel can no longer be garanteed. However, there is likely no problem with the fuel at all. The reasons for defueling can be varied. If may be required for reasons as simple as overfueling to having a need to do fuel cell maintenance. If the aircraft in question is large like a C-5/17/130, there is likely to be a large quantity of fuel.
I am making a guess, but I suspect that the rules for civil air carriers with regard to defueling are the same. If so, it is likely that the fuel was obtained in this fashion.
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Re: Thanks guys
Sat, April 11, 2009 - 11:24 AMlarge amount of jet a 1 can and will be mixed every time with a new batch of jet a1 with a new delivery of jet a1 fuel.... -
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Tue, April 14, 2009 - 10:29 AMSure what your talking about I am not. But this thread just wont die I love the fact that. This time even after all, I dont think anyone got free crap jet fuel.
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Re: FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.
Sat, June 14, 2008 - 9:30 AMso i am guessing by the lack of your response to my email, the fuel is gone?
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Re: FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.
Sat, November 29, 2008 - 10:19 PMI've been running JET-A in my 2002 Golf for several months (off highway of course!). I usually mix w/ dino diesel but I haven't noticed any negative impact. Jet fuel has a slightly lower BTU so you might notice some power loss/higher consumption. Here are some answers...
According to regulation, fuel stripped from a commercially operated aircraft (for ANY reason) cannot be reused unless it is filtered by an approved (read: expensive) filter system. We operate several corporate jets and fuel is always being removed for one reason or another; fuel tank repair, weighing, over-filling (rare) and daily tank sample tests. It costs about $750 to dispose of a 55 gallon drum so our company sees no evil in this.
WARNING! jet fuel is not taxed for on-highway use so if anyone catches you, big fines are in your future. (you just negated the free fuel...)
If you choose to use jet-A in your ride, ALWAYS use a fuel lubricant like Stanadyne, PS or Opti-Lube (my fav). Google it. Jet is very dry and will prematurely wear pumps, injectors, etc....
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Re: FREE JET FUEL! Runs Great in diesel cars.
Thu, December 18, 2008 - 3:26 PMBiodiesel blended >2% makes a better fuel lubricant than any of the aftermarket products available.
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