Multifuel Engine

[Boatdocter]

Can someone explain what this means and or how it works? I know dumb question but just curious. Thanks Greg

 

[gimpyrobb]

it means that you can run on fuels other than diesel. The -10 manual should explain it all.

 

[imported_Squirt-Truck]

In very short, it is a compression ignition engine, like a diesel, BUT it vaporizes the fuel in a piston cup which allows it to operate on fuels that would destroy a diesel. Diesels inject an atomized fuel spray that burns upon injection and not slowly as the Multi does. Unfortunately they are not "emissions" friendly. They are fuel efficient, just like a diesel, but much more forgiving to low grade fuel such as gasoline.

Hope this helps.

 

[Boatdocter]

Does that mean they can run off gasoline? Thanks for the input i dont own a deuce yet or have a manual ( gimpy) but was curious thanks for yalls reply. Greg

 

[Offroadfabworks]

gas, Diesel, hydraulic fluid, WVO, WMO, ATF, and many other fluids.

 

[Boatdocter]

Thanks you said it all in less than ten words. It's nice to get a strait answer. I am new to this stuff just trying to do my homework. And by far not new to mechanical engines and the way they work. Thanks Greg

 

[bmH1065]

I read somewhere that gasoline was only to be used if diesel or JP4 was not availible and if you used gas, you were to mix clean motor oil with it. The fuel you can use is listed on the dash of mine, but it is in goverment #'s and have not looked them up.

 

[Blood_of_Tyrants]

But don't run straight gasoline in it. Mix it with some used motor oil.

 

[joesco]

Just added 10 gallons of diesel, 15 gallons of 10 micron filtered WMO (waste motor oil) and 5 gallons of 87 oct gas. The m/f whistler is running much quieter and there is little or no exhaust smoke.

 

[sermis]

I noticed on my truck if the gas % is too high it is hard to start but will ring fine once started.

 

[nattieleather]

Yep you have to muddy up gasoline in the multifuel engines. The motor prefers to run on diesel and some of the later motors are not multifuel any more because the fuel compinsator on the injector pump has been by passed and staight diesel is all you should run. The fuel compinastor adjusted the flow of fuel to the injectors.

 

[gimpyrobb]

I mentioned the manual since it is here to download. Look at the top of the page.

 

[m16ty]

Yep you have to muddy up gasoline in the multifuel engines. The motor prefers to run on diesel and some of the later motors are not multifuel any more because the fuel compinsator on the injector pump has been by passed and staight diesel is all you should run. The fuel compinastor adjusted the flow of fuel to the injectors.

Just because the compensator has been bypassed doesn't mean you can only run diesel. There are a bunch of people on here that run just about anything that is flamable with engines that have the compensator bypassed.

 

[Alredneck]

Mines bypassed and I run everything under the sun that will burn!

 

[roger-wilco-66]

I run waste motor oil, transformer oil and gasoline at about 60-30-10 % right now, and the deuce loves it. Like said before, it runs quiter and maybe even has a little more power, but it smokes more when still cold after starting.

Hey boatdocter, you know what this kind of homework leads to? OD disease and a heavy piece of green iron on the driveway?


Mark

 

[Big Mike's Motor Pool]

I noticed on my truck if the gas % is too high it is hard to start but will ring fine once started.

i had a similar problem a while back. started just pumping diesel back into my tank and problem was solved. it was hard to start my truck when it had not been running and even if it was already at operating temp.

 

[emr]

Good question, i think there are so many new guys, its good to hit on the basics now and again...!!some may not be ready to ask yet, no such thing as a silly question when it pertains to anything Military!!! ...Randy

 

[FormerNewMVGuy]

I am currently running filtered waste ATF . about 60% with offroad diesel at 40%, There seems to be alot of people mistakingly putting gas in there diesel vehicles around here lately, So when the garage up the road drains em out they give the mix to me to run in my Multifuel

 

[OPCOM]

transformer oil - just don't run the old PCB stuff, it's not good for the engine because it makes large particulates and a nasty kind of greasy poisonous ash.

 

[SrIrie]

Hey boatdocter, you know what this kind of homework leads to? OD disease and a heavy piece of green iron on the driveway?


Mark