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First they only tested 5 pumps and had no operational history on the pumps, second they confirmed that JP8 is a "low lubricity" fuel, of the 5 pumps they could not determine why two of them failed but felt that SHORT-TERM operation on low lubricity fuels was not the cause.
I am positive if I...
I would use a lubricant, also there is a 5% power loss and a 5% loss in fuel economy using the Kerosene based fuel.
There also seems to be a larger number of defective IPs in the surplus military vehicles using JP8