tdiclubfan
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Does it mean a diesel car will less likely result in a fire in the event of a catastrophic crash?
Here you go:There's got to be a you-tube video in this. I'll have to make one this summer sometime.
I thought they are going to set both cars on fire and see which one will blow up first.
Yep, works great! Way safer than just gas, which can go wooof!! when its warm out and the diesel burns slow enough to get the brush started good. When its below 0F, you need to increase the mix to about 50/50 to get it to light.75/25 diesel gas mix is excellent for getting the brush pile going!
Dang, just as my pyrotechnic mania started to get excited...Here you go
What safety mechanism is there to prevent this from happening?Gasoline engines dont have problems with runaways like diesels do...so although diesel is not as volitle, the engines will run on "other than diesel" and will continue to run until that fuel is eliminated.
From catastrophic turbo failure, none. Otherwise keep your pipes and intercooler reasonably clean and this should not happenWhat safety mechanism is there to prevent this from happening?
hollywood lies!I know gasoline is more dangerous, but when I was a teenager I dropped a lit cigarette into a cup filled with gasoline and to my suprise, it extinguished the cigarette and never caught fire.
How do you turn a cat into a dog?Yep, works great! Way safer than just gas, which can go wooof!! when its warm out and the diesel burns slow enough to get the brush started good. When its below 0F, you need to increase the mix to about 50/50 to get it to light.
that was my first thought too!How do you turn a cat into a dog?
Soak it in gasoline and light it on fire.
It'll go "WOOF!"
Try again 2004+ cars have a throttle that's opening and closing all the time (too much air makes NOx). My Passat has two throttles... one in the normal place, and one part way down the exhaustit helps that gas engines have a throttle valve that cuts off most of the air flow, diesels may have an ASV, but it doesn't activate when you come off the pedal...
Does a failing turbo give plenty of warning before it gives up the ghost?From catastrophic turbo failure, none. Otherwise keep your pipes and intercooler reasonably clean and this should not happen