Hey BJ:

I wish I'd paid more attention to your location, I was in Ft. Wayne on a "flying trip" for Thanksgiving, drove the 300D!

The difference between # 1 and #2 diesel is the amount of light distillate and the exact cut-off of the heavier paraffins -- #2 goes up to C34 or C38 while #2 only goes to C24 or so (I think, been a while since I did GC work on fuels). Basically, the other descriptions are fine.

Kerosene will give you noticably less power, and the newer (601/2/3) diesels won't run on gasoline -- they start, but quit pretty fast. Older engines will run, but not usually start, and it will be VERY hard on the injection pump.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!