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- Diesel Engine, 1898 -
- 1898
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Diesel Engine, 1898
- Glow Plug, 1975-1985 - Diesel engines use highly compressed hot air to ignite fuel. In cold weather, this compression process may not heat the air sufficiently to ignite the fuel and start the engine. A glow plug helps raise the combustion chamber's air temperature. The glow plug seen here is from a 1980s Mercedes.
- 1975-1985
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Glow Plug, 1975-1985
Diesel engines use highly compressed hot air to ignite fuel. In cold weather, this compression process may not heat the air sufficiently to ignite the fuel and start the engine. A glow plug helps raise the combustion chamber's air temperature. The glow plug seen here is from a 1980s Mercedes.
- Glow Plug, 1975-1985 - Diesel engines use highly compressed hot air to ignite fuel. In cold weather, this compression process may not heat the air sufficiently to ignite the fuel and start the engine. A glow plug helps raise the combustion chamber's air temperature. The glow plug seen here is from a 1980s Mercedes.
- 1975-1985
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Glow Plug, 1975-1985
Diesel engines use highly compressed hot air to ignite fuel. In cold weather, this compression process may not heat the air sufficiently to ignite the fuel and start the engine. A glow plug helps raise the combustion chamber's air temperature. The glow plug seen here is from a 1980s Mercedes.
- Glow Plug, 1975-1985 - Diesel engines use highly compressed hot air to ignite fuel. In cold weather, this compression process may not heat the air sufficiently to ignite the fuel and start the engine. A glow plug helps raise the combustion chamber's air temperature. The glow plug seen here is from a 1980s Mercedes.
- 1975-1985
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Glow Plug, 1975-1985
Diesel engines use highly compressed hot air to ignite fuel. In cold weather, this compression process may not heat the air sufficiently to ignite the fuel and start the engine. A glow plug helps raise the combustion chamber's air temperature. The glow plug seen here is from a 1980s Mercedes.
- Glow Plug, 1975-1985 - Diesel engines use highly compressed hot air to ignite fuel. In cold weather, this compression process may not heat the air sufficiently to ignite the fuel and start the engine. A glow plug helps raise the combustion chamber's air temperature. The glow plug seen here is from a 1980s Mercedes.
- 1975-1985
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Glow Plug, 1975-1985
Diesel engines use highly compressed hot air to ignite fuel. In cold weather, this compression process may not heat the air sufficiently to ignite the fuel and start the engine. A glow plug helps raise the combustion chamber's air temperature. The glow plug seen here is from a 1980s Mercedes.
- Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Ad, "The V6 Diesel," 1984 - As the price of gasoline climbed in the 1970s, Oldsmobile introduced a diesel-fueled V-8 engine for 1978. Four years later, a V-6 joined the lineup. Although Oldsmobile sold more than 300,000 diesel cars in 1981, the engines earned a reputation for unreliability. That, combined with falling gas prices and stricter emissions standards, ended Oldsmobile's diesels in 1985.
- 1984
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Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Ad, "The V6 Diesel," 1984
As the price of gasoline climbed in the 1970s, Oldsmobile introduced a diesel-fueled V-8 engine for 1978. Four years later, a V-6 joined the lineup. Although Oldsmobile sold more than 300,000 diesel cars in 1981, the engines earned a reputation for unreliability. That, combined with falling gas prices and stricter emissions standards, ended Oldsmobile's diesels in 1985.
- Typical 4-Cylinder Ford Diesel Tractor Engine, 1965-1976 -
- 1965-1976
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Typical 4-Cylinder Ford Diesel Tractor Engine, 1965-1976
- GM 6-71 Diesel Engine, Used on Jacques Cousteau's Ship "Calypso" - The adaptable Detroit Diesel Series 71 engine, introduced in 1938, powered a wide range of equipment including trucks, buses, farm tractors, and stationary generators. This six-cylinder example drove an electric generator aboard <em>Calypso</em>, the research ship used by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. The dependable <em>Calypso</em> engine provided more than 100,000 hours of service from 1943 until its replacement in 1981.
- 1950-1981
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GM 6-71 Diesel Engine, Used on Jacques Cousteau's Ship "Calypso"
The adaptable Detroit Diesel Series 71 engine, introduced in 1938, powered a wide range of equipment including trucks, buses, farm tractors, and stationary generators. This six-cylinder example drove an electric generator aboard Calypso, the research ship used by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. The dependable Calypso engine provided more than 100,000 hours of service from 1943 until its replacement in 1981.
- Kahlenberg 4-Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 1927 -
- 1927
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Kahlenberg 4-Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 1927
- "Two-Cycle Diesel Engines, Model 71, Description and Operating Manual," 1939 - Introduced in 1938, the two-stroke Detroit Diesel Series 71 engine powered a wide range of equipment including trucks, buses, farm tractors, and stationary generators. The unit was available in two-, three-, four-, six-, eight-, twelve-, sixteen-, and twenty-four-cylinder versions. This operating manual provided detailed instructions and diagrams for running, adjusting, and maintaining Series 71 engines.
- 1939
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"Two-Cycle Diesel Engines, Model 71, Description and Operating Manual," 1939
Introduced in 1938, the two-stroke Detroit Diesel Series 71 engine powered a wide range of equipment including trucks, buses, farm tractors, and stationary generators. The unit was available in two-, three-, four-, six-, eight-, twelve-, sixteen-, and twenty-four-cylinder versions. This operating manual provided detailed instructions and diagrams for running, adjusting, and maintaining Series 71 engines.