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Old 03-16-2012, 03:58 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by drmiller100 View Post
number one diesel is low power and ignites very fast.

Think of it like 83 octane gasoline.

The good news is it will not gell in the winter. The bad news is it is hard on diesel engines if you drive them very hard.

FWIW, heating oil and number one are the same thing.
No, it should meet all the normal cetane requirements. And heating oil is closer to #2, #1 is more like kerosene with the appropriate additives.
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