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Re: Why do some diesels have throttle plates?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 11/21/2018

G'day Rob, there are several reasons Diesels have throttle plates. Some early type Diesel engines are equipped with pneumatic governors the TP creates a manifold pressure signal to operate the injection pump governor diaphragm.

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