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• Rudolph Diesel inventor of "you guessed it" the Diesel Engine was an environmentalist, he was an avid proponent to vegetable oil [or Biodiesel as we know it] as a fuel source for his invention. This was in the early 1900's. A man ahead of his time!

Biodiesel is fuel made from renewable resources such as vegetable
oils or animal fats. It is biodegradable and non-toxic, and has
significantly fewer emissions than petroleum-based diesel when burned.
Biodiesel functions in current engines, and is a possible candidate to
replace fossil fuels as the world's primary transport energy source.

With
a flash point of 150°C, Biodiesel is classified as a non-flammable
liquid by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This
property makes a vehicle fueled by pure biodiesel far safer in an
accident than one powered by petroleum diesel or the explosively
combustible gasoline.

Precautions should be taken in very cold
climates, where biodiesel may gel at higher temperatures than petroleum
diesel.

Biodiesel can be distributed using today's
infrastructure, and its use and production is increasing rapidly
(especially in Europe, the United States, and Asia).

Fuel stations are
beginning to make biodiesel available to consumers, and a growing
number of transport fleets use it as an additive in their fuel.

Biodiesel is generally more expensive to produce than petroleum diesel,
although this differential may diminish due to economies of scale and
the rising cost of petroleum.

On today's high performance diesel engines fuel passes through the injector at speeds of nearly 1500 miles per hour - as fast as a jet plane at top speed. Fuel is injected into the combustion chamber in less than 1.5 milliseconds, the same time it takes for a camera flash to go off.

The minimum amount of fuel injected into a diesel engine is one cubic millimetre - about the same volume as the head of a pin. Volkswagen has developed a 1 litre diesel powered car that got 100 kilometres out of .89 litres of fuel {60 miles on approximately 3/4 of a quart of fuel!}

• A Diesel Engine ignites the highly compressed air fuel mixture entering each cylinder by the Heat Of Compression compared to a high energy spark in a gas engine.
• Diesels are built much stronger than gas engines because of the high torque and heat it has to withstand. In turn the average life of a well maintained diesel engine can reach as high as 400,000 kilometers or 240,000 miles.
• You need special readers, laptops and software to diagnose and repair the Electronic/Emission controlled Diesel Engines of today.
  
  There is much to learn about diesel engines and a ton of information online. If you have ever considered buying a vehicle with a diesel engine you have my blessing!
  
  The extra cost will be to your benefit, so I recommend finding out more about diesel engines before you decide which engine to choose.

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