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Old 12-06-2013, 04:23 AM   #58 (permalink)
RustyLugNut
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Diesel combustion is the same today as yesterday.

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Originally Posted by JasonG View Post
Your friend is undoubtedly right.....with regards to manual pump diesels.
The newer ones seem to operate more like an injected gasser.
Even the current Electronically Controlled Piezo Injector engines still must follow the combustion dynamics of compression ignition. The plethora of sensors doesn't change that.

And Caterpillar's power generators are considerably more advanced than you seem to think. They have to meet the Clean Air Standards of the California Air Resource Board. Electronic controls abound.
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