Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

In article <431D0533.9A42C040@cox.net>,
L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@cox.net> wrote:

> Gasoline is the cheapest most
> powerful energy we may use in a car.

Sure - in the 20th century.

B

--
Brian Heller

It is easier to tame wild beasts
than to conquer the human mind.

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

don't believe so - what maintenance were you thinking of specifically ?

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
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> That increase is because the diesel engine can use seventeen to one
> compression ratio. Making the initial costs and maintenance double that
> of a low compression gasoline engine. A factor of ten in a road tractor
> engines.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
> >
> > Get more mpg though. That's why it's popular in Europe.
> > For offroading its ideal as the torque advantage is large and they
aren't
> > affected by water as badly.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

don't believe so - what maintenance were you thinking of specifically ?

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:431E01E3.FF60EC5D@cox.net...
> That increase is because the diesel engine can use seventeen to one
> compression ratio. Making the initial costs and maintenance double that
> of a low compression gasoline engine. A factor of ten in a road tractor
> engines.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
> >
> > Get more mpg though. That's why it's popular in Europe.
> > For offroading its ideal as the torque advantage is large and they
aren't
> > affected by water as badly.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

don't believe so - what maintenance were you thinking of specifically ?

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:431E01E3.FF60EC5D@cox.net...
> That increase is because the diesel engine can use seventeen to one
> compression ratio. Making the initial costs and maintenance double that
> of a low compression gasoline engine. A factor of ten in a road tractor
> engines.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
> >
> > Get more mpg though. That's why it's popular in Europe.
> > For offroading its ideal as the torque advantage is large and they
aren't
> > affected by water as badly.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

don't believe so - what maintenance were you thinking of specifically ?

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:431E01E3.FF60EC5D@cox.net...
> That increase is because the diesel engine can use seventeen to one
> compression ratio. Making the initial costs and maintenance double that
> of a low compression gasoline engine. A factor of ten in a road tractor
> engines.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
> >
> > Get more mpg though. That's why it's popular in Europe.
> > For offroading its ideal as the torque advantage is large and they
aren't
> > affected by water as badly.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

You just look at a Diesel and see if you can figure it out:
http://www.----------.com/temp/VolvoVT880EngineD16.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> don't believe so - what maintenance were you thinking of specifically ?
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

You just look at a Diesel and see if you can figure it out:
http://www.----------.com/temp/VolvoVT880EngineD16.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> don't believe so - what maintenance were you thinking of specifically ?
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

You just look at a Diesel and see if you can figure it out:
http://www.----------.com/temp/VolvoVT880EngineD16.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> don't believe so - what maintenance were you thinking of specifically ?
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

You just look at a Diesel and see if you can figure it out:
http://www.----------.com/temp/VolvoVT880EngineD16.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> don't believe so - what maintenance were you thinking of specifically ?
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
 

It's basic, but the numbers are not quite right. Alcohol requires between 2
and 2.2 times the fuel as gasoline, and when enlarging the jets and other
fuel orifices, you need to double the area, not the diameter or you will
have an engine that runs extremely rich.

http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_...drane.html#ch6

Chris

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:431E3F7B.74652A51@cox.net...
> That is total bullsh*t! Every fuel has a different BTUs of energy,
> just like when the hot rodder switches from gasoline to a alcohol he
> must drill the jets out to twice the size to pass four time the fuel.
> That just so..... basic!
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Bret Ludwig wrote:
> >
> > The same injectors and pump settings are used for conventional or
> > biodiesel. No one changes this.
> >
> > Most truckers have less knowledge of diesel fuel control systems than
> > they do of gynecology. "Buttons" are Cummins parlance for a sized part
> > controlling fuel delivery in the PT fuel system, which along with
> > Detroit racks is a thing of interest only to antique collectors and a
> > few off-road operators today.