The Engine That Powers the World - Diesel Engine Documentary

The Engine That Powers the World - Diesel Engine Documentary

If you have an hour, I found this Youtube video worthwhile. It's not just about Mercedes or cars. There's some history about how the fuel injection systems evolved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCA5pInfPpM

vic

Cool documentary, thanks for posting. Not sure what the future of diesel may be but I'm glad I had the chance to have one. Not only do I like the driving experience of the diesel, I figured for every 50,000 miles I drive I save a little over $4,000 in fuel costs compared to a gas van.

Thanks for that, Vic. Well produced. That Deltic engine was truly amazing.

Conspicuous by its absence, for me at least, was any mention of the GM two-stroke diesel.

The howl of a 6-71 powering a tugboat on the Pacific Coast of Canada was accompaniment to my earliest days at work.

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The howl of a 6-71 powering a tugboat on the Pacific Coast of Canada was accompaniment to my earliest days at work.

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I recall a Chief would remark about the boat diesels at idle. "Hear that. It's sayin' meat and potatoes, meat and potatoes, meat and potatoes. That's an engine that will do work."

vic