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I want to point out that contrary to the above scan, the Continental multifuel is NOT particularly efficient as diesels go and was bettered by even the mediocre two stroke detroit:
8V92:
0.345 BSFC minimum at 1700 RPM, for an efficiency of roughly 39.8%.
0.355 BSFC at rated horsepower, for an...
The number one thing that makes it a multifuel is the compression ratio. The MAN combustion chamber is supposedly able to reduce the rate of combustion pressure rise inherent in high compression ratio diesel engines. The FDC uses the fact the the viscosity is proportional to the fuel's energy...
If you read the SAE papers in the 50s, the improvement in engine life due to full flow filtering was phenomenal: 50% crankshaft, 66% wrist pin, 19% cylinder wall, and 52% ring wear. I'd have hyped this in advertising, too.
For what it's worth, in looking at batteries for off grid systems, the flooded batteries have longer lives than AGM. Either way, long life depends on proper maintenance.
Based on this http://www.cvsa.org/programs/documents/nas/2012/2012-04%20Hydraulic%20Brake%20System%20Inspection%20Procedures%20Created%2004-26-12.pdf the deuce doesn't have "air over hydraulic" brakes.
I have a few spare engines that I had neglected for a couple of years and wanted to get running again. One had a stuck shutoff arm. I ended up swapping one from a spare pump but even some of the spares were stuck. I had zero luck with applying penetrating oil over a period of several days...
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