For those who just plain love anything diesel

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Found this at archive.org this afternoon. You need broadband to see it. It's a 20 minute 1952 film about the history of the diesel engine. Here's how it's billed:



"Traces the development of the diesel from the Otto 'SILENT' gas engine of 1877, through Rudolph Diesel's engine, to the machines that now drive ships, trains, tractors, trucks and cars. " Click this link to see it: The Diesel Story. It's impressive that they were able to get Lionel Cole to direct it, and that he talked Sidney Beadle into doing the camera work. I don't think the film would have been so gripping otherwise. The diesel stuff comes 7 minutes in, after a quick history of the "heat engine". I'm embarrassed to say that I had never heard of a "hot bulb" engine before.



For more diesel stuff, type the word "diesel" in the search box and select "All Media Types". It's mixed in with other stuff, but there is a lot about diesel engines, including these two:



2007 SEMA - ATS Diesel Technology

<a href="">Mercedes Bionic Diesel</a> (use the links on the left)

 

[Wayne M.]

Thank You! That was great. Already passed it onto friends.

 

[Crunch]

Thank You! That was great. Already passed it onto friends.

If you're interested in bio-diesel, check this one out:



From the Fry Daddy to your Car. It's about a bass player who makes his own bio-diesel. Good editing and lot's of rock & roll music behind it, plus he also goes through the process of making the fuel. I'd never seen bio-diesel made before, so I found it interesting. But when he whipped out this container of Lewis Red Devil Lye I excpected the Sheriff to come busting in and start tossing the place. Texas used to be known for speed labs, and those containers were usually found in the raids. This guy's back yard reminded me of a speed lab. Just for laughs I think I'll post this link in the Alternative Fuels forum, too.