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Old 09-23-2019, 10:38 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jorgemiguel4 View Post
It's a direct injection diesel, so the half injector's body is inside the head. Since the flow inside the injector is very slow I believe it heats the fuel a little more to 60~70ºC maybe after the engine reach full working temperature.
Not so sure if that would lead to a consistent heating of the fuel. Otherwise, any pre-heating to allow a safe usage of vegetable oils throughout an entire run even after engine temperatures stabilized would become redundant. So I'd still consider pre-heating even using regular Diesel fuel.
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