continuous carburettor heating?

"Bushy" wrote in message
Should apply just as much to diesel engines as well based on the
performance
difference in my old 4.6 ton underpowered non-turbo diesel truck that goes
like a rocket on cold mornings, and that it can't even get up to 50 mph on
the open road on a summer afternoon.

Diesels have carbuerators?

D.

Diesels have carbuerators?


This one's that old it does!!!!!!! ;)

Point taken, but it does have a decent air preheat box that will allow it to
start on really cold mornings... just turn the key to preheat and let it
warm up the box for a moment.

I was refering to the loss of power with the inlet air being warm rather
than cold and the loss of engine power with heat applied. The same effect of
loss of power is observed when heating the inlet air on a diesel engine or a
petrol fuel injected engine as well as a carby engine.

The example with the old truck is to show that ambient temperature can cause
a reduction in engine power and that a similar reduction in power is
experienced when carby heat is applied.

Hope this helps,
Peter

difference in my old 4.6 ton underpowered non-turbo diesel truck that goes
like a rocket on cold mornings, and that it can't even get up to 50 mph on
the open road on a summer afternoon.

Diesels have carbuerators?

D.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

No, Doug.
But some could have.... carburetors.


Barnyard BOb - can't anybody speel? g

Some old Diesels have carburetors. I have an old road grader with an
International engine that starts on gasoline and then runs on diesel
when you throw a lever that closes a third valve in the head..

On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 16:28:19 -0500, Barnyard BOb -
wrote:



difference in my old 4.6 ton underpowered non-turbo diesel truck that goes
like a rocket on cold mornings, and that it can't even get up to 50 mph on
the open road on a summer afternoon.

Diesels have carbuerators?

D.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

No, Doug.
But some could have.... carburetors.


Barnyard BOb - can't anybody speel? g

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote in message - can't anybody speel? g

Dictionary is boarded up and may not be there when I return as I may have a
new house soon. Get ready for some really atrocious spelling because I'm
spending a few days with my British friends on the backside of the storm.

D.

"Capt.Doug" wrote in message ...
"Barnyard BOb -" wrote in message - can't anybody speel? g

Dictionary is boarded up and may not be there when I return as I may have a
new house soon. Get ready for some really atrocious spelling because I'm
spending a few days with my British friends on the backside of the storm.

D.

Good luck Capt. Hope everything works out as best as it can
considering the storm.

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone
~ survuved carburetor icing, full-autoed to a farm. thought I'd
bought the farm. my first full touch down auto and I aced it. what
luck.