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MAINTENANCESPECIFICATIONS
Thefollowingchartlistsacceptable
typesoffuelsforthisengine.
AcceptableTypesofFuels
Number
1D
Diesel
(1)
(2)
Number
2D
Diesel
(2)
Number
1K
Kerosene
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OKOKNOTOKNOTOKNOTOKNOTOKNOTOKNOTOKNOTOKNOTOK
48-34
(3)
40-24
(3)
50-35
(3)
51-37
(3)
51-37
(3)
48-36
(3)
51-37
(3)
57-45
(3)
57-45
(3)
57-45
(3)
1.Anyadjustmenttocompensateforreducedperformancewithafuelsystemusingalternatefuelisnotwarrantable.
2.Winterblendfuels,suchasfoundatcommercialfueldispensingoutlets,arecombinationsofnumber1Dandnumber2Ddieselfuel
andareacceptable.
3.BTUContent/DegreeAPIGravity-LowAPIgravityfuelshaveahigherthermalenergycontent(BTU).Asageneralrule,thereisathreeto
vepercentdecreaseinBTUcontentforevery10degreeincreaseinAPIgravity,thereisalsoa0.7degreeAPIgravityincreasewithan
increaseinfueltemperature.Thisdecreaseinenergycontentequatesroughlytothesamepercentageofpowerloss.Useoffuelswith
higherAPIgravitywillcausehigherthannormalfuelconsumption.
(12/2014)Y53-1185-1B15-21
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