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by etaioinshrdlu 8y ago
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He has run a gasoline engine on a whole slew of fuels, including some that may be surprising, such as isopropyl alcohol, various solvents, crude oil, and a 50% diesel gas mix.
Gasoline engines can also run on pure propane, but the fuel pump, tank, and some other parts do need to be replaced.
I guess the point is that gasoline engines are not in general super sensitive, while they still could be more optimized for certain fuels.
- whenchamenia 8y agoThats a low compression mower engine. Modern automobile engines are indeed quite sensitive to predetonation from slower ignition times offered by most alternatives without being designed for them.
- etaioinshrdlu 8y agoMaybe this can be handled by adjusting valve timing in software.
- dsfyu404ed 8y ago>Modern automobile engines are indeed quite sensitive to predetonation from slower ignition times offered by most alternatives without being designed for them. If by "design" you mean a different cam profile to drop the dynamic compression ratio then sure.