Ya ready for diesel yet?

If a gasoline engine hydro locks it almost always bends a rod, but
then it will run enough the owner will drive off until the bent rod
lets go and takes everything out.

Don't suck up water.

>>"Diesel cars and trucks are efficient, low maintenance and, advocates claim, environmentally friendly. But is diesel really better for our surroundings? Maybe not.
Diesel engines do emit less carbon monoxide than regular gas motors.
But diesel engines also produce up to 100 times more soot, and these
soot particles are much tinier than the ones in ordinary exhaust.
They're so small, in fact, that the natural filters in our noses and
airways don't always catch them. The result: Diesel soot often is
inhaled deep into our lungs.
Now researchers in Europe claim to have discovered that just one hour's
exposure to diesel fumes leads to inflammation in the lungs -- the kind
experts fear may be related to asthma. Even worse, many investigators
suspect that diesel fumes might even cause lung cancer.
Until we manage to make diesel less dirty, you might want to avoid
breathing fumes from buses and trucks. And drivers, do us a favor: Turn
off those idling engines."<<

If diesel soot was so dangerous the cancer rate would have skyrocketed
when steam trains were replaced by diesels which pulled in to train
stations. Get the sulfur out of the diesel like Europe did and the US
military has and diesel will be far less offensive than catalytic
converter sulfur stink.

Sure, if it sucks water. I meant rather that diesels don't have spark plugs
to get wet (although the advantage is rather dimished by the fact they have
now acquired a lot more electronics). I didn't realise you were outside the
US now, Earle - where are you ?


Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Earle Horton" > wrote in message
news:1126104163.67cc8bbee2471f31fb555a116f15d16c@t eranews...
> Actually Dave,
>
> If a diesel sucks water it is going to blow out a cylinder wall, while a
> gasoline engine will probably just lock up from hydrostatic pressure, or
> maybe bend a rod. So the choice is cylinder or block replacement (diesel)
> or possible rod replacement (gasoline). If you read one of my earlier
> postings I drove a Honda Civic under water three times, and it still came
> back for more.
>
> I am not real worried about the price of gasoline in the U.S. It is still
> half of what people are paying here. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of
> the night, worrying that British Airways won't honor my return ticket,
> because all the infrastructure in the U.S. has collapsed, and there is no
> place for them to land there. But then I roll over, thinking that that
> wouldn't be so bad.
>
> Earle
>
> "Dave Milne" > wrote in message
> .uk...
> > Get more mpg though. That's why it's popular in Europe.
> > For offroading its ideal as the torque advantage is large and they
aren't
> > affected by water as badly.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Why? Diesel in my area costs $0.30 MORE than gasoline.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Bret Ludwig" > wrote in message
> > > oups.com...
> > > It's a matter of time now! Aside from a few stubborn goofs like ßill,
> > > y'all are going to start thinking diesel pretty soon. Of course when
> > > the craze starts, the price of suitable engines is going to
> > > skyrocket...too bad I have a few in my garage, isn't it?
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Total unadulterated bullsh*t!
But you put your money where you month is and go ahead distill
biodiesel and destroy your own car.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> You are too dense to talk to really. Biodiesel has approximately the
> same heat value as petroleum diesel and therefore mechanical diesels
> produce approximately the same power on approximately the same fuel
> flow. There are always slight variations in heat content from batch to
> batch and therefore a mechanical diesel will vary slightly in peak
> torque and HP, just as if you are running #1, #2, or whatever. That's
> why all performance and emissions testing on diesels is done on a fuel
> of precise specification.
>
> This is all well documented in the link I provided, you just read the
> first paragraph and decided it didn't agree with what you thought and
> went off.

My Dad die of lung cancer.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> If diesel soot was so dangerous the cancer rate would have skyrocketed
> when steam trains were replaced by diesels which pulled in to train
> stations. Get the sulfur out of the diesel like Europe did and the US
> military has and diesel will be far less offensive than catalytic
> converter sulfur stink.

Are absolutely BRUTAL so waxing your car is a necessity, not a luxury?

Spain?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Sure, if it sucks water. I meant rather that diesels don't have spark plugs
> to get wet (although the advantage is rather dimished by the fact they have
> now acquired a lot more electronics). I didn't realise you were outside the
> US now, Earle - where are you ?
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Dunno, I clearly wasn't paying attention at the back :-)


Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Spain?
> God Bless America, ill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
> >
> > Sure, if it sucks water. I meant rather that diesels don't have spark
plugs
> > to get wet (although the advantage is rather dimished by the fact they
have
> > now acquired a lot more electronics). I didn't realise you were outside
the
> > US now, Earle - where are you ?
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

I don't drive the Waggy much, and anyhow it runs on propane which is 1/2 the
price of petrol

--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Earle Horton" > wrote in message
news:1126187041.01ca590548daf08af737a9cd399af447@t eranews...
> Vitoria-Gasteiz, País Vasco, España. Empiezo a entender la cultura
> anglosajón, por ojos ajenos. You probably have places like this
> www.hoteldato.com in England too.
>
> This place is fantastic. La ciudad es preciosa, y la gente amable. Lo
peor
> es que el dólar no tiene valor. Almuerzo en la plaza, con pan y queso,
como
> vagabundo. Next week I move into a studio, and will be able to prepare my
> own meals. Where can I find a simple jar of peanut butter?
>
> I bought some petrol here last week, and for the life of me I don't
> understand how you can drive a Grand Wagoneer at these prices. The good
> thing about prices in the U.S. is that no one in the family wants to drive
> my Suburban while I am gone, and they only drive the Jeep when someone
else
> has the Honda.
>
> Qué será, será, si Dios lo dispone.
>
> Earle
>
> "Dave Milne" > wrote in message
> .uk...
> > Sure, if it sucks water. I meant rather that diesels don't have spark
> plugs
> > to get wet (although the advantage is rather dimished by the fact they
> have
> > now acquired a lot more electronics). I didn't realise you were outside
> the
> > US now, Earle - where are you ?
> >
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > "Earle Horton" > wrote in message
> > news:1126104163.67cc8bbee2471f31fb555a116f15d16c@t eranews...
> > > Actually Dave,
> > >
> > > If a diesel sucks water it is going to blow out a cylinder wall, while
a
> > > gasoline engine will probably just lock up from hydrostatic pressure,
or
> > > maybe bend a rod. So the choice is cylinder or block replacement
> (diesel)
> > > or possible rod replacement (gasoline). If you read one of my earlier
> > > postings I drove a Honda Civic under water three times, and it still
> came
> > > back for more.
> > >
> > > I am not real worried about the price of gasoline in the U.S. It is
> still
> > > half of what people are paying here. Sometimes I wake up in the
middle
> of
> > > the night, worrying that British Airways won't honor my return ticket,
> > > because all the infrastructure in the U.S. has collapsed, and there is
> no
> > > place for them to land there. But then I roll over, thinking that
that
> > > wouldn't be so bad.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "Dave Milne" > wrote in message
> > > .uk...
> > > > Get more mpg though. That's why it's popular in Europe.
> > > > For offroading its ideal as the torque advantage is large and they
> > aren't
> > > > affected by water as badly.
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > > "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Why? Diesel in my area costs $0.30 MORE than gasoline.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Bret Ludwig" > wrote in message
> > > > > oups.com...
> > > > > It's a matter of time now! Aside from a few stubborn goofs like
> ßill,
> > > > > y'all are going to start thinking diesel pretty soon. Of course
when
> > > > > the craze starts, the price of suitable engines is going to
> > > > > skyrocket...too bad I have a few in my garage, isn't it?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Dave Milne wrote:
> I don't drive the Waggy much, and anyhow it runs on propane which is 1/2 =
the
> price of petrol


Propane?! You mean it hasn't blown up and killed the whole village or
stuck the throttle open and run you into a schoolyard like =DFillschi=DF
says it will ?