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Old 12th May 2018, 01:16
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OZBUSDRIVER
 
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The technology required to make modern diesels economical is two or three orders of complexity higher than current dinosaur avgas engines. Common rail fuel systems and concomitant myriad ECUs are all serious failure modes for even minor issues. If only we could make a cheap to run, light weight diesel with the technology level of GM 2 stroke.
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