HeyBub wrote:
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So what do you use "Starter Fluid" on if not a gasoline engine? A diesel? ...

Certainly most commonly and what it (ether as a starting agent) was
developed for. But, many modern direct-start diesels are not intended
for its use, either, and certainly any w/ glow plugs or similar are
definitely on the "not to be used" list.

The biggest problem w/ gasoline engines is the possibility of the high
detonation pressures that they're not designed for. Diesels, otoh, do
have much higher compression but there are the above caveats even there...

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