Back in the '80s a trucking neighbor said a truckline tried Deutz air cooled diesels in big road tractors. They had trouble maintaining proper working temperature in the winter and the mpg was not very good. He thought they just stuck a diesel intended for farm use in the trucks since there was still a "chopper" in the intake that cut up grass, etc. into smaller pieces. Gerry
Curly McLain wrote: > Those would be stationary. > The F series has timing advance for vehicle use. They told me it > meant Fahrtzoid The fahr part is understandable. I can't interpret > the rest of the word. The meaning is roughly "intended for vehicular > use. Herr Gabard could probably give a better explanation. > > > > >Diesel has dropped down here, too. Benzine has remained stable, in > >the 2.40/gallon range, but diesel seems to be flirting with prices > >in the high $2.50s. > > > >Deutz makes some BA air cooled diesels. Darned near indestructible, > >and easy to work on. The only diesel engine that holds a candle to > >them is Lister. > > > >Dan > > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6081 / Virus Database: 4392/10247 - Release Date: 07/17/15 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://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
