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Subject:Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
From:Gnarlodious
Date:Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:21:20 -0600

Entity John Rodgers spoke thus:

> Just watched a program on the tube called "Trucks". Featured this week
> was a modification of a Chevy diesel engine to accept propane fuel.
Yeah, you can burn any combustible gas in a diesel. Since ignition doesn't
occur until the diesel is sprayed it's simply a matter of keeping the gas
mixture lean enough to prevent preignition.
Did I say simply? Every engine build is different. In my case, running at
7200 feet of thin air I might run more propane than others but controlling
the gas flow at every running condition sounds pretty demanding.

--Gnarlie