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Originally posted by JimSmith
I am not sure, but I think the energy content of Diesel fuel, being a liquid at room temperature and wanting to be a solid at below zero Fahrenheit (thus the additives needed) is probably greater than the same volume of ether, as a gas at these temperatures. So, I find it hard to comprehend how a small quantity of ether is going to destroy something as robust as an MB Diesel engine.
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It isn't a matter of the energy content, it is in how it burns. Diesel burns much slower than ether, so the energy is expended over a longer time period. Thus, no sharp, "explosive", force is felt by the interior engine parts (prechamber, piston, etc.)