diesel valve springs

[John Van Vuren" <veedublu@prod.net (John Van Vuren)]

Diesels DO run leaner as a whole...   however, you can't directly compare a
diesel engine with a gas engine.

Diesel:   the more fuel you give it, the hotter it runs
Gas:  the more fuel you give it, the cooler it runs

John


> On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, DEMETRIS  RAPTIS wrote:
>
> > I think I read the same thing in a magazine about using diesel springs
> > as Heavy duty .  Diesel engines run hotter than gasoline engines
> > because they run much leaner. the higher compression would explain the
> > use of stronger springs in a diesel engines, a spring failure could do
> > alot of damage in the combustion chamber. demetri