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Old 12-28-2013, 08:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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E85 in a diesel dual-fuel?

I keep hearing about adding a second fuel for diesels. Basically use the diesel injector as a hugely powerful spark plug to ignite a high octane fuel.

Is it conceivable to run E85 as that secondary fuel? With an already occuring flame front surely you could ignite ultra-lean mixtures and keep the whole 'fuelling controls load' thing going on, with a relatively simple injection system...

Note that E85 is not available at a bowser within 1000 miles of me, I have no idea of its pricing so it may not be viable. But is it possible?

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