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Old 12-18-2009, 12:49 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
That's why they make chokes.

Design the engine to run efficiently at high alt, and at low alt, it'll probably blow up, so you either set it up to only use a max amount of fuel, which is pig-rich at low alt, and perfect at high alt, or you set it up with a choke, so that it runs as a smaller displacement engine (effective displacement) at low alt, and runs "normally" at high alt.
I hate making these post.

That is the beauty of a Diesel engine, runs good from 500:1 - 10:1 AFR

Choke on a diesel is useless. Advance injection timing for cold starts.MKI VW diesels had a lever to advance pump for cold starts.

Best way to adjust effective displacement is with forced induction, turbo would be easiest IMO. Just have to keep cylinder pressures acceptable at takeoff power to maintain durability.
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