It is based on the Otto Cycle operation ...
A petrol (gasoline) engine can be an otto cycle engine or it may not be. Click the link.
The maximum Thermal Efficiency of Petrol Engine or Gasoline Engine or Otto Cycle Engine is about 25-30%.
NO!
No. A petrol or gasoline engine will not run on diesel fuel.
Who told you it is harmful? It is only harmful if it is a Diesel engine. If it is a petrol (gasoline) engine then Petrol is what it takes to run.
Either it will not run at all, or run very poorly. Either is likely to do severe damage to the engine.
The otto cycle is the technical name for the 4 stroke engine. so a Gasoline or Petrol engine.
NO! It will not run on diesel.
NO! It will not run on diesel.
of course
Not if you want it to run.
Diesel run in any petrol engine will do damage if you can keep the engine running for a long period of time. A petrol engine will not start and run on diesel fuel alone Posted by Danny from Bee Mech Mobile Mechanics