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diesel valve springs



In a message dated 07/04/2002 9:50:21 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
soltwede@privateI.com writes:


Not throttled in the gasser sense (throttle body) the diesel engine is
"throttled" by amount of fuel injected...there is NO throttle body on a
diesel engine.  So, in the gasser sense, diesel engines are NOT throttled.


Exactly, Eric.  The very definition of "throttle" itself is the restriction 
of airflow.  No such thing on a diesel.

Tom in Tucson
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