Hook Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 So i was wondering about tank fuel like military tanks. This dude at the home heating oil pump the other day asked if i have ever smelled tank fuel. I said no i have not. He went on to say it is a multi fuel and it stinks to high heaven. I dont know i have never been in the military. They would not take me do too medical condition. I thought tanks took regular old diesel. Am i wrong? Hell if i know. School me. I could google it but i trust you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 They run on testosterone. Test A. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 He may have been talking about mogas. It runs in gas or diesel engines As far as the M1 The turbine engine works with a range of fuels, including ordinary gasoline, diesel fueland jet fuel. https://science.howstuffworks.com/m1-tank2.htm . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Could a stink be added to make theft conspicuous? In rural areas diesel is available in two flavors - with and without road tax. One is dyed - that without the tax if memory serves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Could a stink be added to make theft conspicuous? In rural areas diesel is available in two flavors - with and without road tax. One is dyed - that without the tax if memory serves. Train engine fuel is purple, weird looking at wrecks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dric902 said: Train engine fuel is purple, weird looking at wrecks. Believe purple is the color of off-road diesel used in tractors etc, now that you mention it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Only tank I got close to is a Leopard 2, and while it is a multi-fuel vehicle, they only put diesel in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 14 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Believe purple is the color of off-road diesel used in tractors etc, now that you mention it. Not sure about the purple but the off road diesel I buy is dyed red, understand heating oil is also dyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) IIRC mogas is rather putrid to some people. Diesel is green/yellow in my AO. Red, if for farm use. All #2 grade. I didn't know the RR used a color code, but doesn't surprise me. All for tax identification. I understood the M1 could run on anything from mogas to JP#8. JP#5 common for helicopters, and many turbine engines. I am guessing JP#8 is widely used for air and ground vehicles. Probably smells like straight kerosene, I know the #5 does. Kinda pricey for something that does well on diesel, but they aren't paying the bill. .mil likes to mutifuel their engines as much as possible. They want to use what is most efficient in them when they can, but tough times call for variety. Edited April 10, 2021 by LostinTexas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 We ran all the trucks and stuff in my unit on JP-8 (so automotive diesel engines, and helicopters (Chinooks and Blackhawks)). Somewhat comparable to kerosene fuel with additives for use in turbine engines at very high altitudes. I don't remember it having any particular smell difference compared to diesel or kerosene. We had tanker trucks to refuel the helicopters, so it was easier to just run the JP-8 in everything than try to keep multiple fuels sorted out. I was always under the impression that "MOGAS" was motor gasoline, as to not be confused with other vapors or things stored in gaseous form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 You know, if you reverse the words in "tank fuel" you get "fuel tank", which is where you store your tank fuel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: You know, if you reverse the words in "tank fuel" you get "fuel tank", which is where you store your tank fuel. Tank you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, railfancwb said: Tank you! That was a short expression of gratitude. Or as the Germans would say, a Kurt Tank. (I'm here all week, folks. Tip your waitpersons.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Use to use JP 8 in tanks, multi fuel vehicles. MOGAS is minimum octane gasoline, and it is colored as is farm use fuel. The military has a few different types of JP fuel for different uses, at least use to. Tanks (turbines) will run on about anything that will burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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