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Old 11-15-2008, 09:58 PM   #83 (permalink)
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Another point no one has mentioned is that a diesel engine is not throttled like a gas engine. Engine power/rpm is controlled by fuel flow not by controlling air flow. A throttled engine has lots of pumping loss because it is always trying to pull air thru a variable throttle opening.
Tim
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