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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Remembering that M35 military truck with the Continental/Hercules/White LDT 465 1D multifuel engine, able to operate not just on regular Diesel but even on gasoline, it didn't have any overly-expensive sensor. Sometimes it seems like the engineers are just looking for an excuse to not release a similar technology for the civilian market in order to avoid getting in trouble with the oil sheikhs.
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Military trucks don't have to meet incredibly intricate environmental regulations.
If you want a compression-ignition gasoline engine to meet civilian fuel economy and emissions targets, sophisticated electronics are a must.
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If we didn't have these regulations, you could build a multi-fuel engine for very, very little money. (as you and I know from cheap propane conversions available outside the US).