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Old 12-31-2009, 11:26 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bestclimb View Post
Not quite, mechanical diesels throttle position will set the volume of fuel delivered when the pump injects it. The frequency that the injector pump does it's thing is tied to RPM. RPM x Throttle position x some number will give you flow rate.
...agreed, but I believe the intended thought was simply "...fuel volume is NOT directly a function of air volume..."
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