ismellnownlatters
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its crazy diesel cost more then gas here diesel is easier to make should be cheaper
Modify to run on diesel?
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Diesel WAS easier to make. Now they have to remove as much of the sulfur as they possibly can for emissions reasons, and they do a lot of additive packages and blending, so it gets pricey fairly quickly.
And that is what the difference is between #2 heating oil and diesel fuel that is legal for motor vehicle usage.
GW's Motorized
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I wonder if a deisil two stroke bike engine would have good low end torque.
cloakedvillain
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Yeah, problem is gearing can overcome that with a high revving 4 stroke.
cloakedvillain
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That biodiesel stuff is pretty easy. Guys will mix purified peanut oil/canola really any veggie oil and mix it with good diesel. Usually 85% bio to conventional but some guys will run a 10 %paraffin and 90% bio mix. Supposedly Mr Rudolph Diesel meant for the engines to be self sufficient in rural agricultural communities .
Just not practical...Besides, who in their right mind wants to be choking down diesel fumes while trying to enjoy a bike ride???...lol.
cloakedvillain
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Germans love them. http://www.dieselbike.net/
Try riding that mix around in open air and go by a pedestrian who has very severe peanut allergies.
I meant to say, not practical for a two stroke bike engine...lol...Otherwise the Chinese would be making them too...lol.
