Best fuel for Puma 2.2

**jackdef90** · 11th April 2016, 02:14 PM

Aren't AV gas and jet fuel the same thing, kerosene?

Tombie · 11th April 2016, 02:16 PM

Nope. Avgas is high octane petroleum.
I ran it in my street car years ago...

jet Fuel is essentially Kero..

**jackdef90** · 11th April 2016, 02:21 PM

Ahhh ok, cool
So if you mixed kero with 2st oil you've got good diesel

**Eevo** · 11th April 2016, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by jackdef90

Ahhh ok, cool
So if you mixed kero with 2st oil you've got good diesel

something like that.. im not sure how good/bad it would be for the engine
rick the oil guy might knoe

**cuppabillytea** · 11th April 2016, 04:03 PM

I'd be experimenting with someone else car.

**jackdef90** · 11th April 2016, 04:59 PM

Yeah I'll try it in dads disco

**ramblingboy42** · 11th April 2016, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by jackdef90

Ahhh ok, cool
So if you mixed kero with 2st oil you've got good diesel

it would probably run ok especially in a td5 , but it would be terribly expensive.

I always knew jet fuel as avtur or is that just military?

that will run the old Fordson tractors very well.

**tact** · 11th April 2016, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

Nope. Avgas is high octane petroleum.
I ran it in my street car years ago...

jet Fuel is essentially Kero..

Once temps drop below a certain point down the Antarctic we would change all diesel vehicles to SAB (Special Antarctic Blend). Then when temps dropped even further change to Jet A-1. Have forgotten the temps that dictated the changes.

Reason being that at low temps some parts of what makes diesel fuel solidify out as waxes etc.

The Jet A-1 didn't seem to do any damage - but then again the vehicles were not high speed, high mileage, road burners.

**cuppabillytea** · 12th April 2016, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by tact

Once temps drop below a certain point down the Antarctic we would change all diesel vehicles to SAB (Special Antarctic Blend). Then when temps dropped even further change to Jet A-1. Have forgotten the temps that dictated the changes.

Reason being that at low temps some parts of what makes diesel fuel solidify out as waxes etc.

The Jet A-1 didn't seem to do any damage - but then again the vehicles were not high speed, high mileage, road burners.

Now I understand why you live in the tropics.

**tact** · 12th April 2016, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

Now I understand why you live in the tropics.

Insightful

Yep - the plan after 14mths in the Antarctic was to bum around the equator on holiday for at least 6mths. That stretched to 9mths of holiday. Decided I liked it here, so got a job.

Now more than 17yrs in total have passed ... In that time have added to the getting of a job: the getting of a wife, the getting of a son, the getting of a Defender. All bring me joy.

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