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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Here's a story of gas in diesel engines:
Some years ago I provided helicopter service to an Indian Tribe that resides at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. They owned and operated equipment which had either gas or diesel engines. Every once and a while the boys would get confused over which was which and gas was used in the diesel until the engine quit running.
At that point I would fly in (expensive) a mechanic (expensive) and parts (expensive) to repair the engine. My understanding was usually the problem was no further down the line than the ejector pump. All no "lubrication in gas" business I suppose. Diesel in the gas engine wasn't much of problem since the engine would just stop running till the right fuel was used following all the purging necessary.
Unfortunate for the Tribe, this was too regular a problem however good for the flying business.
It will take more, a lot more whizbang before DP's stop at the gas pump.
Some years ago I provided helicopter service to an Indian Tribe that resides at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. They owned and operated equipment which had either gas or diesel engines. Every once and a while the boys would get confused over which was which and gas was used in the diesel until the engine quit running.
At that point I would fly in (expensive) a mechanic (expensive) and parts (expensive) to repair the engine. My understanding was usually the problem was no further down the line than the ejector pump. All no "lubrication in gas" business I suppose. Diesel in the gas engine wasn't much of problem since the engine would just stop running till the right fuel was used following all the purging necessary.
Unfortunate for the Tribe, this was too regular a problem however good for the flying business.
It will take more, a lot more whizbang before DP's stop at the gas pump.
