greenjeepster
New Member
they are interchangable....nothing is invented if you want to look at it that way.
discomania
Well-Known Member
They do if they have an electronic fuel pump. All of the new engines have been designed with electronic pumps so they can be shut down. I have never heard of a diesel running off of sump oil, but then again; we tend to build our engines so they don't leak oil everywhere
What happens is the breather can take oil mist from the engine feed it in via the inlet manifold, engine runs on its own oil, or it can come up through the piston rings for one reason or another. Turbo engines tend to do it when the oil seal breaks on the inlet side.
ed.poore
Active Member
Or arrogance
the two are interchangable in the case of septics
greenjeepster
New Member
Sounds like one for Myth Busters. What do you call it when it happens? I grew up on a farm with all sorts of diesels at different levels of despair and have been a truck driver up til about two months ago. This thread is the first I have heard of such a thing. Sounds logical, but I don't understand why it don't happen here? When ever we need to cut a runaway off we pull the ground wire from the fuel pump....and it shuts it down.
eightinavee
Well-Known Member
He hasnt seen too many shagged VW Golf (Rabbit ? to Septics ) diesels has he ? It does happen in the US,like most non passport holding residents you need to look further than the end of your nose.
greenjeepster
New Member
Had a Rabbit; most of them have been scrapped. Might be a few around but the last one I saw was about 8 year ago as I pulled the motor to put it in a dozer.
greenjeepster
New Member
Another thought! Do you have C02 fire extinguishers? If you shoot the co2 into the air intake that will shut down a diesel or any engine for that matter.
eightinavee
Well-Known Member
that was a different issue,they were trying to tweak the pump for more power and the pump rack jammed in full fuel position,which will accelerate the engine to destruction,good telly tho.
greenjeepster
New Member
Yeah....they hate it when that happens, but it does make for a good show... Are you guys talking about 2 cycle diesels? I think you will find that your street landys have 4 cycle in them and can not burn up there own sump oil. I could be wrong though...would not be the first time. I know here in the US 2 cycle is only used in industrial applications, not in road vehicles.
eightinavee
Well-Known Member
You really dont know jack **** do you,GM Detroit 2stroke engines were used in just about every truck/bus/coach you can think of in the US.
well am here i'll pass on a question my 8year old asked me a few hours ago.
who invented america and who discovered the doosul engine?
greenjeepster
New Member
Not anymore dip****.....modern diesels here are four stroke... just jump on a diesel forum for a minute or two and you would know that. I don't know what year the 2s went out, but we didn't start putting diesels into light trucks until the 80s and they are 4s.... Here you will often hear the 1980s version diesel engines called conversions.....thats because that is what they were....coverted gasoline powered 4 strokes.
