alternative engines, now Hemi

[Todd....!!]

>From personal experience, out of my entire family, we've only had like
ONE diesel, it was a delta 88 or somethin back in the late 70's early
80's, it threw a rod before we were done with it...

Later....

Todd....!!

Squash wrote:
> 
> Actually deisels have caught on in most of the rest of
> the world, it seems.
> 
> Andy
> 
> --- "Todd....!!" <atc347 at c-com.net> wrote:
> > I think I've heard of this technique, but it creates
> > HUGE clouds of
> > black smoke and soot!  Some people may find it a bit
> > tasteless...
> >
> > I think this is why this technology you're referrin
> > to hasn't really
> > caught on by the masses!
> >
> > LATER!
> >
> > Todd....!!
> >
> > Tom Sharpe wrote:
> > >
> > > Why use a spark at all??? just squeeze it till it
> > pops...  Tom (Cat man) Sharpe
> > >
> > > Todd....!! wrote:
> > >
> > > > C'mon David....,
> > > >
> > > > They used to think it was impossible to travel
> > to the moon, much less
> > > > mars.... we've done it...
> > > >
> > > > They used to think a 4 minute mile was
> > impossible... Done
> > > >
> > > > As well as a sub 4 second 1/4 run outof a piston
> > engined dragster...
> > > > Done
> > > >
> > > > etc, etc...
> > > >
> > > > Just as a thought, if your believe the
> > limitation of runnin a non spark
> > > > plug engine using the block and head as the
> > anode and ground instead of
> > > > a spark plug is because of the bolts and the
> > water between em creating a
> > > > connection, then we must insulate em, maybe even
> > run two
> > > > seperated(isolated) radiators, one for the head,
> > one for the block...
> > > >
> > > > As for the bolts, use isolated anchors within
> > the block or merely secure
> > > > the heads onto the block via some sortof
> > external mechanism...(like a
> > > > vice)
> > > >
> > > > Most obstacles are easily overcome, if ya think
> > the 'right' way....
> > > >
> > > > Anything else?
> > > >
> > > > LATER!
> > > >
> > > > Todd....!!
> > > >
> > > > David A. Cooley wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Makes ya wonder why they don't just use the
> > piston as the electrode and
> > > > > > the head as the ground or vice versus and
> > omit the spark plug all
> > > > > > together due to not having a need for em
> > anymore!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The block and/or pistons can be electrically
> > isolated from the heads
> > > > > > fairly wasily with nonconductive head
> > gaskets, etc...
> > > > >
> > > > > Actually, they can't.  Head bolts are metal,
> > water in the cooling jacket is
> > > > > conductive etc...
> > > > > It's basically an impossibility.
> >
> >
> >
> 
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