Entity John Rodgers spoke thus: > Just watched a program on the tube called "Trucks". Featured this week > was a modification of a Chevy diesel engine to accept propane fuel. Yeah, you can burn any combustible gas in a diesel. Since ignition doesn't occur until the diesel is sprayed it's simply a matter of keeping the gas mixture lean enough to prevent preignition. Did I say simply? Every engine build is different. In my case, running at 7200 feet of thin air I might run more propane than others but controlling the gas flow at every running condition sounds pretty demanding. --Gnarlie |
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