http://www.kenrockwell.com/190d/index.htm
"THE ENGINE'S REMARKABLE PROWESS is due, at least in part, to the advanced design of Mercedes-Benz LVP prechambers. ("LVP" is derived from the German words for high performance, low fuel consumption and reduced particulate emissions.) Because combustion begins within these cylinder-head cavities, the powerplant's efficiency is significantly affected by variables in prechamber engineering. The LVP concept places each injector nozzle off-center and incorporates a
diffuser element to stimulate mixing of air and fuel, thereby improving combustion"
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Originally Posted by leathermang
"There is no pintle in the prechamber. The pintle is part of the injector."-Danny
There is what we on this site have been describing as a pintle in the precombustion chamber. It is below the hole for the glow plug and is a rod across the middle of the precombustion chamber with a rounded section in it's middle... the purpose is to help break up the spurt of fuel from the injector... before it reaches the 5-7 radial holes in the bottom of the precombustion chamber....
In the archives you will find descriptions of people taking out the injector and looking down into the precombustion chamber and seeing only a little ball loose in the bottom...
Greg
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