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enkeivette · 01-06-2011, 09:37 AM

No that's what I was thinking. Diesels create the explosion with the high cylinder pressure, and control timing by waiting to inject the fuel.

But with a gas engine, when the fuel is already in there, and the cylinder pressure is too high, it detonates or explodes from the high pressure, like a diesel would. At least that's how I was thinking.

Still don't quite understand how timing can prevent that, need to read what Ron wrote again.

01-06-2011, 09:37 AM	#20
enkeivette Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,850 Tweet	No that's what I was thinking. Diesels create the explosion with the high cylinder pressure, and control timing by waiting to inject the fuel. But with a gas engine, when the fuel is already in there, and the cylinder pressure is too high, it detonates or explodes from the high pressure, like a diesel would. At least that's how I was thinking. Still don't quite understand how timing can prevent that, need to read what Ron wrote again. __________________ I <3 forced induction.