[Vwdiesel] Diesel octane or why can you run a diesel engine lean?

[H . Hagar.]

Bryant Baecht wrote:


Is it that diesel has such a high octane, that you can run
> them lean and not cause a problem?
>      Things I've been pondering lately...

Answer :    NO.

I suggest you read up on Octane and Cetane.   Remember ?   start at do -re- me- ?.

Keep PONDERING it will lead to an understanding.  Oh  --and read up on MIXTURE.

Hagar.

PS :   I am running a Rabbit superlean every day ---getting 78 miles to a gallon imp.

To run superlean --you will need a Turbo.   On the VW gasser ? do not run it lean
until you understand how things work. And yes higher octane is better at times.
In diesels ? higher Cetane number is always better..