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Old 05-15-2010, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Basstrip View Post
I saw a truck driver spraying WD40 t get the engine start. But you make an interesting point on possible rod bend.


The more I think about it though I wonder if its really an issue. Lets say it does compression ignite before TDC, and the piston compresses it further, straining the rod. Is this force even remotely comparable to the force being exerted on the rods during WOT?



There was a discussion on here about ether damaging prechambers when used on an IDI engine, but ethers a completely different animal
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