Why do some combustion vehicles only run on a specific type of fuel?

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To my knowledge combustion is just burning fuel and if all you need is fire to burn a fuel shouldn’t any type of fuel work in any type of car?

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Engines are designed to ignite at a specific point in the engine. If they ignite at the wrong point, then that could damage the engine. That’s why you need the minimum octane level rated for gas engines

Diesel fuel also ruins fuel pumps inside a gas engine due to being much thicker than gasoline is and gasoline ruins diesel engines due to igniting too early

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