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Originally Posted by brewtoo
Higher temperature is caused by Higher pressure. That's how diesel engines work.
They compress the fuel until it is hot enough to ignite. So really, it is about temperature.
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Uh...don't think so... I believe only the air is compressed in a diesel, and then fuel is injected. In a gas engine, the air-fuel mixture is all compressed, then the spark plug fires. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall this being one of the main differences between the two types of combustion and fuels.
Cheers, John