The new DP's may run on gasoline
With the new EPA rules, this may be a way for diesel truck engines to meet the new pollution and fuel economy requirements. If it works on the diesel truck engines, RV engines may soon follow, like th...
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Remember, the diesel engine replaced the gas engine in heavy duty trucks because it was more fuel efficient, more reliable and produced more power. Many, many years ago, I hauled coal from PA to NJ and NY, 55 to 60K GVW was the max load in those days. "Mountains" in NJ are nothing compared to those in the west and it was not uncommon for a driver to be walking alongside his gas engine truck or reading the newspaper as it struggled up the hill - Old NJ members may remember the Jugtown on old 22. A modern diesel truck will take that same "hill" with the same load without breaking a sweat.
Do not discount the political implications facing the diesel engine. There are some who are actively working to regulate this efficient, very clean burning, by comparison to older units, engine out of existence. Compliance costs were a prime factor in Caterpillar pulling out of the On Highway sector of the market.
Do not discount the political implications facing the diesel engine. There are some who are actively working to regulate this efficient, very clean burning, by comparison to older units, engine out of existence. Compliance costs were a prime factor in Caterpillar pulling out of the On Highway sector of the market.
