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  2. Peterbilt 379 - Wikipedia

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    The Peterbilt 379 is a model line of Class 8 trucks that was produced by the Peterbilt division of PACCAR from 1987 to 2007. Serving as the successor to the 359, the 379 was a conventional-cab truck configured primarily for highway use, serving as the flagship of the Peterbilt model line.

  3. List of Peterbilt vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Replaced 379, with redesigned headlamps, fenders, and trim. 131-inch BBC (longest-produced by Peterbilt). Offered in Australia (through 3rd-party conversion to right-hand drive) 389X 2006−2024 on-highway (Class 8) Is also called Peterbilt 389 Pride and class [4] Replaced 379, with redesigned headlamps, fenders, and trim.

  4. Diesel cycle - Wikipedia

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    The Diesel cycle is a combustion process of a reciprocating internal combustion engine. In it, fuel is ignited by heat generated during the compression of air in the combustion chamber, into which fuel is then injected. This is in contrast to igniting the fuel-air mixture with a spark plug as in the Otto cycle (four-stroke/petrol) engine.

  5. Diesel fuel tanks in trucks - Wikipedia

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    Side mounting is the most common placement of diesel tanks for trucks. This is typically accomplished with the use of brackets, straps or a combination of both for the purpose of attaching the fuel tank to the truck frame. The choice of shape is generally influenced by the need for maximum fuel capacity and the desire for a stylish look.

  6. Peterbilt - Wikipedia

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    1946 Peterbilt flatbed 1939 Peterbilt Model 334 (1 of 2 built 1939). In 1939, the Fageol plant in Oakland opened for business as Peterbilt Motors Company. As part of the design process, Peterman and his company engineers sought input from truck owners and drivers on how to develop trucks; [10] [11] initially planning to develop chain-drive trucks for the logging industry, the company ...

  7. Unit injector - Wikipedia

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    The Volkswagen Group mainstream marques used unit injector systems (branded ”Pumpe Düse”, [14] commonly abbreviated to ”PD”) in their Suction Diesel Injection (SDI) and Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engines, [15] however this fuel injection method has been superseded by a common-rail design, such as the new 1.6 TDI.

  8. Diesel fuel - Wikipedia

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    Diesel fuel has many colloquial names; most commonly, it is simply referred to as diesel.In the United Kingdom, diesel fuel for road use is commonly called diesel or sometimes white diesel if required to differentiate it from a reduced-tax agricultural-only product containing an identifying coloured dye known as red diesel.

  9. Diesel engine - Wikipedia

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    1952 Shell Oil film showing the development of the diesel engine from 1877. The diesel engine, named after the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).