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And if you drive any recent diesel engine until you run out of gas, you will cause damage.
by falling 14y ago
And if you drive any recent diesel engine until you run out of gas, you will cause damage.
- jacquesm 14y agoNot to the engine, but to the (low pressure) fuel pump. And that's because that pump is cooled/lubricated by the fuel. A few seconds won't hurt but longer is definitely not good. You'll likely also have to bleed the system because the injectors won't open on air pressure alone, but that's not really damage (it just makes it a lot harder to get it started again once it is out of fuel).
- smountcastle 14y agoIsn't the pump considerably cheaper than li-ion batteries? I think Tesla was quoting $40k.