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Default Detroit 353 diesel -- aluminum block? How to tell?


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Now, as temperature of the gasses within the combustion chamber and
thus the pressure, is higher then ambient temperature and pressure at
the bottom of the power stroke the flow should be from the high
pressure area to a lower pressure area. In which case the engine would
not receive any air for the next stroke.

So, where does the two stroke diesel engine get the air necessary to
support combustion of the next injection of diesel fuel if not through
the use of a mechanical air pump, usually referred to as a "Blower" in
D.D. parlance

Presumably it would get them by using the crankcase as a compressor like
a gas 2stroke does.

Whether it is possible to get the necessary compression for ignition,
especially while at cranking speed, while dealing with transfer ports
etc is left as an exercise for the student.

del