Also, retard the injection timing by 2-3 degrees -- this overcomes the effect
of biodiesel's higher cetane number. The engine loses a little of the extra
power you get with biodiesel, but it runs quieter and the fuel burns cooler,
reducing NOx emissions. (See also NOx emissions and biodiesel.)
Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: Harmon Seaver
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [biofuel] ignition retarding
On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 08:07:32AM +1000, Neil and Adele Craven wrote:
> my mistake injection timing, which on a Diesel is similar to the ignition
timing on a petrol.
>
> Neil
yes, right - still the same question -- why would you want to do this?
>
> Why would you want to retard the ignition? This is the first I've ever
heard
> of anyone doing this with biodiesel.
>
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