No. 1 diesel fuel

No. 1 diesel fuel
  A light distillate fuel oil that has a distillation temperature of 550 degrees Fahrenheit at the 90-percent recovery point and meets the specifications defined in ASTM Specification D 975. It is used in high speed diesel engines generally operated under frequent speed and load changes, such as those in city buses and similar vehicles. See No. 1 distillate.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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