brucedpaige wrote
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

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

I don't know why I didn't think to post a link like this yesterday. It
makes it much easier to see and understand the difference between the
two designs (crankcase induced air vs blower induced air) and see why
a DD design won't run without a blower.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/diesel-two-stroke1.htm

Rick