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Subject:Re: Diesel vs. Gas
From:Michael Snow
Date:Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:12:17 -0700

HMMWVs do not run on diesel fuel.  They use the "single tactical fuel"
which is JP8.  It has been this way for about 4 years.  You could argue
that they are derivatives of the same fuel base, but they are certainly
not compatible.

Michael Snow

On Apr 28, 2005, at 1346, Jim Felder wrote:

>>  The largest problem with diesel and
>> cost at the moment is that the war machine runs on diesel not
>> gasoline.
>
> Oh, man, if we can't even keep our hummers in Iraq in diesel fuel, we
> REALLY made a bad energy investment over there!
>
> Jim
>