A properly running diesel is VERY efficient. With the engine loaded,
most of the fuel is completely burned - CO concentrations (incompletely
burned burned fuel) run well less than 0.5% (suggesting that most of the
fuel is already almost fully consumed) and particulates are quite low as
long as smoke is low. There is a finite amount of energy in the fuel and
MOST of it is being transformed into power when the engine is loaded.
ANY improvement is going to result in a VERY small increase in available
power (and will result in increased NOx emissions) or more efficient
combustion.
I think magnets on the fuel lines have as good a chance of improving
fuel economy and you only pay for the magnets ONCE!
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 190D 2.5 199Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 227Kmi, '85 190D 2.0
159Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 234kmi
