PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-578
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 578
JANUARY 2001
ome fuel additives are good and
some are not. Some are
good and bad
.
The +100 fuel additive that the Air
Force adds to JP-8 is OK for its air-
craft, but it’s bad for Army ground
vehicles and equipment.
The Air Force uses +100 additive
partly because it leaves less engine
deposits, like carbon, and reduces en-
gine coking. That’s good.
But when the +100 additive gets
into ground equipment, it lets water
pass with the fuel through the fuel fil-
ter elements. That’s not good because
water can damage engines.
All Aircraft and Ground Equipment . . .
Army aircraft can operate with JP-
8+100 with no problems, but must be
refueled at least three times with regu-
lar JP-8 to dilute the additive’s con-
centration and purify their fuel systems.
If you know an aircraft has the addi-
tive, and it must be de-fueled for main-
tenance, keep that fuel separate. Either
put it back into the same aircraft or
dispose of it as hazardous waste. Never
put that fuel into the bulk fuel storage
system where it can get into ground
vehicles.
If you know of ground equipment
that already has JP-8+100, de-fuel the
vehicle and treat the fuel as hazardous
waste. Refuel the vehicle with one tank-
ful of JP-8, use the entire tank, and
then immediately replace all fuel filter
elements.
This +100 warning is in DA Msg
DALO-ZA R141139Z Apr 00.
The +100 fuel additive gets into
Army equipment when it is re-fueled
accidentally by Air Force activities or
during joint military exercises.
If you suspect +100 contamination,
notify the Army Petroleum Center
(APC) at New Cumberland, PA. They
can tell you how to protect your equip-
ment and how to get rid of the JP-
8+100. Contact Del Leese at DSN 977-
8580, (717) 770-8580 or e-mail:
dleese@usapc-emh1.army.mil
+100 fuel
additive is ok
for your
aircraft
engines
but it's a
no-no
for
ground
vehicles
!
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