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My understanding is that special coolant is only needed for wet sleeve engines to prevent cavitation erosion. The multifuel has dry sleeves and is not prone to cavitation erosion.
I get about 13 psi on my 4LE354 wastegate turbo; maybe more if I spin the motor to 2400 rpm. I don't have any numbers for CFM but I can trigger the filter minder with a new air filter. It never did that with the C or D turbo. I have the larger compressor and housing from the LDS465-2 turbo to...
You may be able to get away with it but it is best to avoid parallel battery strings. Consider a string of 2V cells instead.
Get a chart outlining the depth of discharge vs number of charge/ discharged cycles for your batteries. It will show that you will dramatically shorten the life of...
While looking for something else, I found some additional information in "Diesel and High Compression Gas Engines" by Kates and Luck 3rd Ed:
"...Therefore, the improved efficiency obtained with higher compression is not due to the compression itself, but due to the fact that higher compression...
I bought a set from TnJ before the price went up; it is advertised as the "new version" but it isn't the same as the clevite 5818 version I purchased from other vendors (including m35 tom). The TnJ gaskets have a slick, graphite gasket surface while the mahle clevite is more fibrous. Reminds...
I interpreted this as increased compression ratio does not improve efficiency: From Haddad "In practice, the higher the compression ratio, the higher will be the engine friction, leakage, and torque for starting. Thus, diesel engine designers use the lowest compression ratio consistent with...