[SEL] question about oil engines

[Chuck Balyeat]

> It seems the "Cross-Channel" engine rivalry was going strong in the  
> early days.  Clerk wrote that although Diesel was on the right track,  
> Diesel didn't understand WHY the high-compression engine had the  
> potential to be better than other engines of the time.  It seemed a  
> rather harsh comment to make!

 
Did he recommend he take a long walk on a short pier ? 



chuck