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Diesel engines work much in the same way as any other internal combustion engine. They require the same 4 things to run; fuel, air, ignition, and compression. The main difference is that a diesel engine does not have sparkplugs, which are used in gasoline engines to ignite the fuel. Diesel engines instead use high cylinder compression to press the mixture of fuel and air into as small of an area as possible. This compression causes heat in the cylinder, which causes the fuel to ignite and push the piston back down, causing the crankshaft to rotate, which power's vehicle's motion. Some diesel engines use "Glow Plugs", to pre-heat the cylinder head, which help the engine start when cold.

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