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Originally Posted by MadMan
Gas in a diesel engine can detonate rather violently. Detonation is when the fuel charge instantly explodes in the combustion chamber, as opposed to just burning from top to bottom, which is what you want. Detonation (or "knock") is never a good thing in any internal combustion engine, but diesel engines have a very high compression, so gas detonates with much more force.
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That's what I figured with diesel being less volatile
