I'll bet it would run on diesel just fine, but I wouldn't ride in that plane! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD
Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: >On Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:37:53 -0400 Max Dillon ><meadedil...@bellsouth.net> >wrote: > >> relng...@aol.com wrote: >> >> >> ...It does cost that much more, but it's a turbo diesel.. >> >> >> >It is not a turbo-diesel and won't run on diesel. >> > >> >RLE >> >> Is it compression-ignition? > > >Yes. The magazine article I read said it was a diesel. > >We are getting into semantics here. Just because it doesn't run on #2 >diesel doesn't mean it's not a diesel. The LARGE container ships and >oil >tankers have diesel engines that run on bunker oil. And that's diesel >as >in the engine Herr Diesel invented (which he originally tried to run on >coal dust) as opposed to the engine Herr Otto invented. > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_cycle > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_cycle > >Craig > > > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
