"jtaylor" wrote in
net.ca:


My dad's 63 190d had (from memory) a cr of 21:1. Are today's diesel
engines any higher?


Yup. But, I am not sure of the exact number. The change to a special steel
alloy was to prevent melting of the piston at the much increased
compression ratios.


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Anthony

You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make
better idiots.

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