alternative engines, now Hemi

[d houlton x0710]

David A. Cooley wrote:
> 
> At 02:55 PM 5/24/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >OK David,
> >
> >Ya just made me think of a question havin to do with the 'diesel'
> >principle that you just stated....
> >
> >Most diesels' static compression ratio's are pretty much over 20:1
> >right?
> >
> 
> For the most part... some turbo diesels are 18:1 or so, but normally
> aspirated diesels are 22:1 to 25:1 CR
> 
> >Why don't they just squirt regular fuel in at these temps instead of
> >diesel?
> >
> 
> the rate of combustion would be too high and the detonation resistance too
> low... Basically would blow the heads right off the engine!
> (Seen it happen on a mercedes 300D... guy filled up with Regular gas and
> drove off... about a block later, heard a large BOOM and he was at the side
> of the road with lots of smoke...  Opened the hood and it appeared to have
> sheared the head bolts... head was about 1/4" above the block!)


Yeah, but isn't that because the injection system is tuned for diesel?
Couldn't injecting gasoline still work if the injection system was calibrated
for gasoline?  i.e. maybe inject it at a slower rate?

 
--Dan
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