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Eight Failures Of Diesel Engines
Eight Failures Of Diesel Engines
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Those were not failures they were all suggestions...
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Two Engines In One Compartment
The diesel engine combustion system that sits between your framerails was not originally built for a pickup. Instead, our combustion process was intended for stationary power generation, ships, submarines, airplanes, tractors, and other devices, like irrigation pumps, which run at a steady speed. If you look at a vehicle’s normal drive cycle, you’ll notice it looks like the Rocky Mountains: up and down, up and down. A vehicle idling in heavy traffic exaggerates this fact even more. We need at least two engines—a big one and a small one—to better match the peaks and valleys. The small one should be able to capture the big one’s waste heat or run on its own with a separate combustor. This way, a small, clean-burning engine could be used for the vehicle’s onboard power needs. These include electrical accessories, heating, A/C, power steering, brake booster, and a small hydraulic pump for creeping and short trips. The small engine will start the big one and warm it up so it’ll create fewer emissions and create a cozy cab instantly in the winter. If you want something similar, get one of those hemi engines that cut out cylinders when they're not needed. :argh: |
Originally Posted by wildbill
(Post 855732)
Two Engines In One Compartment
The diesel engine combustion system that sits between your framerails was not originally built for a pickup. Instead, our combustion process was intended for stationary power generation, ships, submarines, airplanes, tractors, and other devices, like irrigation pumps, which run at a steady speed. If you look at a vehicle’s normal drive cycle, you’ll notice it looks like the Rocky Mountains: up and down, up and down. A vehicle idling in heavy traffic exaggerates this fact even more. We need at least two engines—a big one and a small one—to better match the peaks and valleys. The small one should be able to capture the big one’s waste heat or run on its own with a separate combustor. This way, a small, clean-burning engine could be used for the vehicle’s onboard power needs. These include electrical accessories, heating, A/C, power steering, brake booster, and a small hydraulic pump for creeping and short trips. The small engine will start the big one and warm it up so it’ll create fewer emissions and create a cozy cab instantly in the winter. If you want something similar, get one of those hemi engines that cut out cylinders when they're not needed. :argh: |
When I read that last line of the Two Engines In One Compartment, the words pony motor come to mind. Caterpillar had it right all along lol
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Originally Posted by wildbill
(Post 855732)
Two Engines In One Compartment
If you want something similar, get one of those hemi engines that cut out cylinders when they're not needed. :argh: |
Originally Posted by GuyWithA24Valve
(Post 855798)
When I read that last line of the Two Engines In One Compartment, the words pony motor come to mind. Caterpillar had it right all along lol
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Originally Posted by GuyWithA24Valve
(Post 855798)
When I read that last line of the Two Engines In One Compartment, the words pony motor come to mind. Caterpillar had it right all along lol
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Originally Posted by GuyWithA24Valve
(Post 855798)
When I read that last line of the Two Engines In One Compartment, the words pony motor come to mind. Caterpillar had it right all along lol
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haha
Originally Posted by RanchhandTCR
(Post 855793)
when its -30 degrees my truck cuts down to 3 cylinders for a real fast warm up... :tu: I dont think they read this section outta Diesel Power.
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Originally Posted by farmerdude
(Post 860853)
BULLS%$T!!!! we had a 1950 somethin' model grader and it f'n SUCKED!!!
---AutoMerged DoublePost--- PONY motors SUCK, that is why CAT went to 24v starters!:s: |
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