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Simple one - I've heard different stories about running a petrol engine on diesel being safe (but smokey) while running a diesel engine on petrol (or a mix of petrol & diesel) is rather catastrophic. Some people tell me this is true, while some insist...
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A modern ....
A petrol engine will burn a petrol/diesel mixture up to about 5 for the diesel.
A diesel engine would ignite the petrol mixture way before will work in the other.
The compression ratio necessary to ignite diesel.
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WHATS THE FUTURE OF GASOLINE AND BIO DIESEL ? IS GASOLINE HAS NO FUTURE BECAUSE OF BIO DIESEL
Started by Iphone User on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
GasolineApples and Oranges.
You can not put bio diesel or just any "alternative fuel" into a regular gas car.
The US Navy be costly.
Bio Diesel is a replacement for petrochemical diesel not gasoline.
To make than ethanol.
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Why would gasoline be a poor diesel fuel?
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It is built heaver than a petrol engine to handle the higher compression... .
Gasoline placed in a diesel engine would tendA diesel engine works by compressing the fuel until it explodes.
To be ignited by a spark at lower compression.
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Are diesel engines more reliable than gasoline?
Started by pearson1662 on
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For instance) was manufactured in 1955.
Tractor and several that I think might suit my needs were made in diesel, gasoline or both.
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The final EPA fuel economy numbers are in for the new 2012 F30-chassis BMW 328i, and theyre mighty impressive: 24 mpg city, 36 mpg highway, when equipped with an automatic transmission. The 240-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder isnt just a miser, its powerful...
Started by Kevlar on
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Are you surprised that a diesel motor that is 50% larger than the compared gasoline engine gets lower fuel economy? Diesel motors are different that gas, but they are not magic.
The best.
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What brand of Gasoline? What brand of gasoline do you guys use? I try to use whats least expensive.
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Diesel - Cheaper then gas per....
Cheapest, and most.
Re: What brand of Gasoline? I usuallyRe: What brand of Gasoline? We have a few varieties here:
Euro95 - Regular.
For diesel engines, racing engines, turbo and marine engines.
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This was a reply to the ford I3 1 litre thread i started, but the idea then merged onto a different path.
Quote: : Tele man ... typically , only 15-20 hp is needed for steady 55-60 mph highway cruising .
...the "extra" hp is required to get out your own...
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There are some small 20hp diesel engines out there for small tractors, trouble is they....
Or just make it a hydraulic that small that are really tuned for high efficiency .
Make it a little turbo diesel engine and you could really go places.
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A friend reported that after filling up his Honda pickup with pure gasoline, from a station in Pendleton, His mileage meter showed an increase from 16 MPG to 21 MPG. This was E10 to the old pur gasoline.
http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2 ... an-...
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Maybe the price of gas and diesel would not go down if it was pure with no bio fuel but on the other goes down in our colder climates and ....
I would.
Same with bio diesel.
That cost extra money from additives and rubber parts degradation .
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Will there ever be an alternative to gasoline? That does not require me to purchase a new vehicle, or have an attachment put on my car. Where I can fill my tank up just like I have done throughout my life.
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We actually know how to make gasoline and diesel from carbon monoxide currently use the process to dilute our....
The difference millions of years.
Gasoline and diesel are just chemically stored energy, so is an electric battery.
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CG: Found this interesting.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The United States is awash in gasoline. So much so, in fact, that the country is exporting a record amount of it.
The country exported 430,000 more barrels of gasoline a day than it imported in September...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at spurstalk):
Of course if the ....
In addition to exporting gasoline:
The interesting thing is that the guy who was building the liquid natural of gasoline.
Of course if the red-tape wasn't quite as bad as they like to think .
Gallons of gasoline.
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