Why does a single-cylinder diesel engine overheat so quickly?

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OJessica
07/29/25 1:46am
Single-cylinder diesel engine overheating can be divided into three situations: overheating when the water temperature is not high is caused by a damaged cylinder gasket; overheating with high water temperature is mainly due to excessive ambient temperature or excessive load, which should be addressed by appropriate shutdown and load reduction; excessively delayed fuel injection timing causing high diesel engine temperature requires adjustment of the fuel injection timing. Below is relevant information about diesel engines: Introduction to diesel engines: A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses diesel as fuel. Diesel engines are compression-ignition engines and are often referred to as Diesel engines after their main inventor, Rudolf Diesel. Advantages of diesel engines: Diesel engines have the significant advantage of high thermal efficiency, and their application range is becoming increasingly broad. With the improvement of intensification, the weight per unit power of diesel engines has also significantly decreased. To save energy, countries are focusing on improving the combustion process and researching the use of low-quality fuels and non-petroleum-based fuels.
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