I’ve never understood what the heck diesel is? is it some different kind of chemical formula from regular gas? in law had a diesel care maybe 25 years ago? I think.
I knew a disgusting jerk who used to fill his station with regular and sell it as unleaded. I was a kid so I kept my mouth shut but he probably got caught because he was a big mouth.
I’ve never understood what the heck diesel is? is it some different kind of chemical formula from regular gas?
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Gasoline and Diesel, like crude oil, is a blend of many different hydrocarbon molecules. Gasoline is made of smaller, lighter molecules than diesel. Gasoline has more vapors given off at standard temperature and is easier to ignite.
Crude oil contains the hydrocarbons of both gasoline and diesel along with lighter and heavier molecules as well.
I’ts less refined, more crude. If you ran gasoline in a Diesel engine, woah daddy! Stand back! Diesel operates on high compression to create heat. Aviation fuel is practically the same. We could run diesel equipment on fuel from our turbine engine helicopters just fine. I have a gas Ford Ranger 4x4 on a lift kit but I still don’t like gasoline though. More stuff to fail and gasoline is dangerous too.
Incidentally, I’m attending a tech college and I’m taking Diesel Equip Tech to obtain a diploma and heavy diesel certification. I love this stuff. It’s cool. My options for employment will be very open.