On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:58:53 GMT, "Ivan Vegvary"
wrote:

Sorry about the OT, but, I do contribute once in a while and this is such a
knowledgeable group!

Many decades ago (1950's) when people talked about diesel engines (lot of
this talk was from 'old country' poor Europeans), they would always tout the
fact that they (the engines) would run on anything. The list, if I remember
correctly included diesel, gas, lighter fluid, heating oil, liquefied lard,
charcoal lighter, veggie oil etc., etc., etc.

If any of the above is true, why don't people, today, put gasoline into
their diesel engines, considering the higher cost of diesel fuel?

Just want to know what would happened if you did use gasoline.
BTW, my only diesel is my small Kubota tractor.

Thanks for replies.

Ivan Vegvary

Gasoline has an abysnal Cetane rating. It lights too easy, and would
do severe damage to the engine, particularly timed for diesel fuel.
Also not enough lubricity for the pump in most cases.
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