On Apr 30, 2008, at 5:47 PM, jgmagoo@comcast.net wrote:
Did you guys notice the JCB diesel streamliner using all the fancy
engine pre-heat systems at B-ville? Who knows??? Maybe (probably) it
was just for starting with extermely low C.R. for the high boost. ???
JG
I thought that diesels don't have to run with extremely low
compression ratio when running high boost. I mean, they've got to
have the CR high for starting and when the turbo isn't spooled up, and
anyway, they run by ignition because of compression making heat.
Strong innards are required -- that's how they hold together.
Clem Roberts (that was his name, right) ran his Ford p/u at Maxton
(and once at Bonneville) with sequential turbos making 120# boost by
the time the charge air got to the intake valve. It was transmission
troubles that did him in.
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