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Old 12-30-2009, 06:58 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw View Post
According to Wikipedia (not that it's the only source of info...)
Wikipedia often leaves a lot to be desired in accuracy. If you look up direct injection diesel on Wiki you get one article that says engines after 1980 were not direct injection, while the Wiki article you found says that engines before 1980 were not direct injection. The fact is, from the very first engine Rudolph Diesel built, diesels have been direct injection. Direct injection of fuel into hot compressed air in the cylinder is the main principle on which diesel engines are based.

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