Well, that's as may be, but, my truck has an electric fuel shutoff valve. Most
modern diesels in truck (and I would think also boats) applications do.
Or how does turning the key to off stop the engine? A vastly complicated
mechanical linkage to a manual fuel shut off lever?
The fuel pumps that supply the engine are engine driven of course and require
no electrical power to operate.
The point I was tring to make is that though the engine may run with out
electrical power it requires it to start and stop.
Mike


Gould0738 said:
Most diesels, particularly older models, do not require electricity to supply
fuel to the engine.

In response to a previous post that went (in part):
Ummmm...the normal shutdown of a diesel (like my Cummins equipped Dodge) IS
to
kill the electrical supply. Thereby closing the fuel shut off valve.