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To: bentway who wrote (625474)	8/22/2011 2:08:40 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577993

That's because only gasoline engines can be converted. Diesel engines use no spark plugs, and use very high compression ratios to heat the oil fuel and ignite it. CNG just will not work in a diesel engine, so, you'd have to give them NEW engines. Which changes the entire inode proposal, doesn't it? That would explain the $64K subsidy mentioned in one of the articles...i thought that was pretty steep. The other problem of course is the lack of infrastructure making it hard to go coast to coast confidently...putting that in place is no walk in the park either. It almost seems to make more sense to use the gas to generate power, but that of course is impacting the coal industry more than imported oil. Al PS: I thought diesels used a glow plug? Not anymore? Shame on me i guess...one of my cars is a turbodiesel and I never bothered to read how it works....but the mileage AND THE POWER are great.