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Re: Relays

At 11:10 PM -0400 10/4/04, rennsport@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Well a diesel does not need an alternator to run the ENGINE. The 
>compression stroke cause the diesel fuel to ignite. I was left 
>standing on the side of the road while riding my R80 when the 
>battery died and so did the R80. It took two jumpstarts to get home.

My R80 went three miles before the half-tank of Diesel I had added 
caused me to stop and investigate the source of power lag and 
excessive smoke.

Took dumping the tank and both carb bowels, plus a borrow of gas to 
return to Ridgecrest for proper fuel.

- -- 
- - andrew, Berkeley, '00 GS
- - "Moto per Mangiare"

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