running DP's durining quiet hours
We having on the road a lot lately. We have been woke up three time by DP's running very early in the morning, during quiet hours. I know some people like to get an early start. However, I think it wo...
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wildtoad wrote:
It's not just DP's as the same issue exists for diesel pickups. I really don't understand the mechanics that cause a diesel to be so much louder than a gasser. ( and don't need to) I've been at many campgrounds where you can hear a diesel no matter where in the campground they are. I only request that y'all do all you can to minimize the time used to get ready to go and if possible wait till most people are awake.
If you drive for long time, you probably know the "knocking" that come from older gasoline engines when at low rpm you push the gas pedal too far and low octane gas come to the play?
In diesel "knocking" combustion is the only way to work as the fuel is delivered in burst.
It took last years digital technology and piezo-electronic injectors that are fast enough to make pre-injection, sometimes up to 5 to make the combustion quieter.
That said my vintage 2-cycle Detroit is really loud. but having big battery bank, I am carrying quiet electric compressor that runs off the inverter.
The compressor takes 20 minutes to air the coach, but you can stand next to the compartment it is in and barely hear it.
So when I start my Detroit, I am out of here in about 15 seconds.
