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single cylinder diesel dual fuel operation | 9 comments (9 topical, editorial)

Re: single cylinder diesel dual fuel operation (3.00 / 0) (#8)
by ford on Tue Sep 6th, 2005 at 03:59:30 AM MST
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Some of the smaller Ag tractors use propane to clean up the exhaust to meet the EPA regs , using alcahol or methanol thru the injector pump will cause massive wear and falure probably within an hour , "hot " fuils will need increased piston cooling , turbocharged diesels spray oil up the bore to cool the piston , If you are looking foe odball fuils take a look at what the tractor pulling brigade are using , they are after pure brute power not economy and use many exotic ways to get it, like methanol water mixes injected into the intake manifold .they are multi fuil engines , ( and they destroy a lot of them when they get it wrong )

Re: single cylinder diesel dual fuel operation (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by bob g on Tue Sep 6th, 2005 at 10:24:15 AM MST
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not planning on running anything like alcohol thru the injection pump, just isnt enuf lubrication and the pump will sieze in short order.

if i do the alcohol route, i will likely carburate it into the intake charge.

also am not looking to hotrod the engine, just be able to run other fuels

of course it might be cool to get 100 hp out of a 12 hp changfa, :), at least for the second or two that it keeps from the "untogether"

nah!!! :)

bob g

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single cylinder diesel dual fuel operation | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial)

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