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Fellers,
I'm still watching this issue. Regarding what Tree DR just said (I'll eventually make a point I hope) I've heard that gassers have better luck with adding H and improving mileage than diesels. That's what I've heard. I don't know factually. Is it true?
To my point: Tree DR mentioned being able to generate more H, which he thinks may be necessary. In the case that gassers do benefit more, could it be due to the vast differences in ignition? A gasser will have a spark plug fire some set degrees BTDC. Maybe like 15 degrees or so (I forget). And a spark is theoretically initiating fuel burn based on HEAT generated by the spark, not by the spark itself. And when the gas ignites it is more explosive than diesel.
From what I understand about our Cummins engines, the diesel fuel is injected into hot pressurized air (from the compression stroke of course) near TDC. Could the H be having a problem being properly ignited due to a) the shape of the diesel fuel's ignition (sort of like a mushroom), b) the temps of the igniting diesel fuel as compared to the heat of a spark, and c) not enough H to take advantage of the differences of the fuel ignition timing differences between gas and diesel?
I'm thinking out loud here, maybe this has been considered. I apologize if it has.
- JyRO
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