Specific Gravity of Diesel Fuel VS Motor Oil
The reason for the question is....in the event of an injector not closing properly and letting fuel leak into the cylinder will diesel fuel float on motor oil or is it reverse?
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Doubt it'd be an issue here, but some larger Navy diesels back in the day (50's-70's, anyway) had spring-loaded flaps on the block sides. These were one each side per cylinder. They could be removed to improve access during rebuilds, but their real purpose (AIUI) was to vent crankcase explosions caused by excess fueling. The intent was to save the engine block.
I saw one brief training film... quite impressive to see foot-long tongues of fire shoot out of the side of the block. Nothing was said about what would have happened to the engineroom crew, of course.
Jim, "The Navy! It's not just an adventure, it's a dang dirty, greasy job!"
I saw one brief training film... quite impressive to see foot-long tongues of fire shoot out of the side of the block. Nothing was said about what would have happened to the engineroom crew, of course.
Jim, "The Navy! It's not just an adventure, it's a dang dirty, greasy job!"
