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Old 03-15-2017, 03:21 AM   #115 (permalink)
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It's all about Diesel
 
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
From my talks with engineers, yes, the sensors are expensive, but the benefits of not having to run a gazillion psi in the injection system, as in diesel, means that cost overall should be lower.
Remembering that M35 military truck with the Continental/Hercules/White LDT 465 1D multifuel engine, able to operate not just on regular Diesel but even on gasoline, it didn't have any overly-expensive sensor. Sometimes it seems like the engineers are just looking for an excuse to not release a similar technology for the civilian market in order to avoid getting in trouble with the oil sheikhs.
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