A Jacksonville (IL) rescue truck caught fire Wednesday when it experienced a runaway diesel engine. The vehicle, which was scheduled to be replaced already, was traveling on South Main Street ...

Diesel engines are built to survive abuse, but the way drivers use and maintain them often does more damage than the miles themselves. When basic habits go wrong, the result is clogged injectors, ...

Setting a record could be dangerous or even deadly. Well, that is what happened when a Cummins diesel truck attempted to reach run a 3,000 horsepower and ended up in a fireball. Photos and videos of ...

HOUSTON The BP blowout happened miles offshore, but it may have something in common with deadly explosions on land in the Houston area. The connection is being revealed in hearings held by the U.S.

Diesel engines are renowned for their remarkable low-end torque, longevity, and sterling fuel economy. Diesel fuel packs 10% to 15% more energy than gasoline or petrol, enabling it to go 35% farther ...

Regardless of whether it burns gasoline or diesel, your internal combustion engine works by igniting a mixture of fuel and air to create power. To do so effectively, it must reduce the detrimental ...

While Clessie Cummins and business partner William G. Irwin didn't invent the diesel engine, they saw its budding future and in 1919 started Cummins Engine Co. The diesel engine has undergone several ...

Ddiesel engines have their benefits, it's just that quick acceleration isn't one of them. They're limited in rpm compared to gas engines, due to factors like their higher compression ratios, and that ...