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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Sure, the burning part isn't the problem.

Diesel has small amounts of lubricants, and those are very much needed for all the tiny little moving parts in fuel injectors and probably even in the engine itself. RP-1 doesn't have those.

Also, I know jet fuel will absolutely destroy just about every rubber not specifically designed for it, and that may apply to RP-1 as well.

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