Rudolf Diesel's Birthday.

[Highfinance97]

Today is Rudolf Diesel's Birthday.



he was born on march 18th 1858 in Paris france.



Everyone be sure to wish the Inventor of the diesel engine a happy 149th Birthday



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Michael

 

[JoeBioDiesel]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the post! Had I known sooner it would have made a perfect excuse to get a Birthday Cake... I'm thinking chocolate ice cream cake... . OK, better snap out of it.



Just to correct the record, Rudolf didn't intend the engine to run on vegetable oil. He wanted it to be able to run on whatever fuel was cheapest at the moment. Then, like now, that was petroleum fuels. Rudolf first saw his engine running on peanut oil at the 1901 Paris Expedition. His engine licensee in France had the engine on display. It was a surprise to Rudolf at the time. While he tried lots of fuels, including solid powdered ones, he never tried any vegetable oils himself.

Joe

 

[WDixon27]

i rolled some coal in his honor, don't think the toyota behind me liked the celebration though :-laf

 

[Highfinance97]

Had I known sooner it would have made a perfect excuse to get a Birthday Cake... I'm thinking chocolate ice cream cake.

Joe

we did make a cake :-laf Ill post pictures tomarrow LOL





Michael

 

[Bluebird]

TDR, Best information!

That's what I like the best about TDR. You can get the most important information on the planet So, why not your "garden variety" HPCR Cummins runnin' on veg-oil Isn't that the way it's suppose to be? Thanks again for the History, and Happy 149th Birthday Mr. Diesel



Patrick.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

I'm honored to have my own birthday 5 days before Mr. Rudolf Diesel's. I always knew there was a reason for my diesel obsession... :-laf



Matt

 

[Highfinance97]

I'm honored to have my own birthday 5 days before Mr. Rudolf Diesel's. I always knew there was a reason for my diesel obsession... :-laf



Matt

Happy Belated Matt





Michael

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Thanks for the happy b-day wishes.



Cheers,



Matt

 

[Highfinance97]

150 years old!!!!

Tomorrow is his birthday, 150 years old!!!


Be sure to wish the man a happy birthday


Michael

P. S. Matt happy belated again lol

 

[rbattelle]

Having a cycle named after you - that's how you know you're important!

Here's something to ponder: if Rudolf were alive today, do you think he would be happy with what his engine has become?

Ryan

 

[Greenleaf]

He died when he was only 55.



If he lived today, and had invented this oil engine thing, he would be thrown into prison.



There is a sweet article about the man and his engine in Diesel Progress.

 

[6BT-Dakota]

we did make a cake :-laf Ill post pictures tomarrow LOL





Michael

Didnt you make a cake last year too ?

 

[Highfinance97]

Didnt you make a cake last year too ?

Check the date, I never posted pix from last year

Ill get them off Ashley


Michael