Diesel MAF-sensor?

[Hans Hintermaier]

Michael D. Porter wrote:
<I am aware of some of the difficulties of 
<getting proper air flow through 
<the sensor--Donaldson came up with a particulate trap system for 
<diesel engines which used, in part, a Ford MAF sensor, and we did have a 
<time translating the requirements of that sensor to the production line...  
 
Can somebody tell me, what for I need MAF-sensoring in a diesel?
I always thought a diesel takes as much air it can and regulates speed
only with the amount of injected fuel?

Hans
hiha@ brain.nefo.med.uni-muenchen.de
Munich / Germany