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Martin Baxter Martin Baxter is offline
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Scotty wrote:

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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"Maxprop" wrote
| An explosion is nothing more than an extremely rapid

burn.

Not quite right (I think). Here's how I understand it.

A burn starts at one end
of the cylinder near the spark plug and goes down towards

the top of the piston.

In a diesel?


Yes

Cheers
Marty