Diesel engines are so all-encompassing in agriculture, it’s hard to imagine life without them. Andy Collings looked back at the man who started it all – Rudolf Diesel While the development of the ...

A diesel engine is simultaneously incredibly simple and incredibly violent, using compression as a means of ignition. This is because of the properties of diesel fuel: Namely, diesel is less volatile ...

Any certified gearhead knows that diesel engines do not use spark plugs. But why not? If power in an engine is created by combustion or explosion of flammable liquids, won't a spark plug in a diesel ...