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Carbureted compression ignition model engine
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<p>A carbureted compression ignition model engine, popularly known as a model diesel engine, is a simple <a href="/facts/Compression_ignition_engine/9B9opxvA">compression ignition engine</a> made for model propulsion, usually <a href="/facts/Model_aircraft/Lsnf5ABq">model aircraft</a> but also <a href="/facts/Model_boat/DGVCbD4e">model boats</a>. These are quite similar to the typical <a href="/facts/Glow_plug_(model_engine)/bW0z9hA2">glow-plug engine</a> that runs on a mixture of <a href="/facts/Methanol/EIfpoNCg">methanol</a>-based fuels with a hot wire filament to provide ignition. Despite their name, their use of <a href="/facts/Compression_ignition/9B9opxvA">compression ignition</a>, and the use of a kerosene fuel that is similar to <a href="/facts/Diesel_fuel/lm71xc19">diesel</a>, model diesels share very little with full-size <a href="/facts/Diesel_engine/9B9opxvA">diesel engines</a>. </p>