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Diesel will degrade with exposure to oxygen, but a diesel engine can burn pretty much any flammable liquid that you can meter out. It really comes down to the

by SR2Z 1y ago

Diesel will degrade with exposure to oxygen, but a diesel engine can burn pretty much any flammable liquid that you can meter out. It really comes down to the engine itself and if it can handle less-than-perfect fuel.

whatever1 1y ago
It can even burn its own lubricant oil and die in a screaming runaway fashion!
- rob_c 1y ago
  I'm sure a nuclear reactor can manage that too if it's a competition :p
  - whatever1 1y ago
    Not sure it will sound as nice though. In fact I don't think I have heard the sound of a runaway nuclear reactor. Maybe due to the turbines it can sound exciting?
    - M95D 1y ago
      Maybe the silence of the turbines when the water runs out ...