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Re: Why do some diesels have throttle plates?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 11/28/2018 3 Replies

G'day Gary, diesel engine runaway and terrifying go hand in hand that is for sure.

We have large constant load stationary diesel engines running on natural gas or propane and diesel. The diesel is just used as a "fire starter" because the octane rating of th... Login to read more.

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