Diesels

[Greg Hermann]

>Any body know the typical cetane rating of Diesel fuel
>and how it compares to heating oil.
>
>My brother-in-law tells me that he occasionally runs
>his farm land rover (2.5 Turbo D) on
>oil from the central heating tank when he runs
>low on the farm tractor (diesel) tank.  Is this going to break his
>motor ?

Should not hurt it. heating oil is pretty close to #1 diesel, but is not
rated as to cetane.

Greg
>
>NBD