# The Diesel engine was inspired by a simple fire starter gadget **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-diesel-engine-was-inspired-by-a-simple-fire-starter-gadget/194135 "2024-01-08T23:18:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-diesel-engine-was-inspired-by-a-simple-fire-starter-gadget/194135/21 "2024-01-10T20:42:11Z")
> [@Robert-Gift](#): > > My 1969 gasoline Ford County Sedan station wagon dieseled all the time! lol … I do remember cars of that era demonstrating this problem quite frequently as I was walking from the parking lot to the grocery store’s entrance … chug . rrrrr chug … rrrrr .chug … clack, bang , pftt … ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-diesel-engine-was-inspired-by-a-simple-fire-starter-gadget/194135/22 "2024-01-10T21:03:23Z")
Thanks for all the interesting diesel-technology comments. I was inspired to create this topic after reading this book. The inventor was caught up in a web of political intrigue as a result of WW I. Didn’t end well. > **[Amazon.com: The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception...](https://www.amazon.com/Mysterious-Case-Rudolf-Diesel-Deception/dp/1982169907)** > > Amazon.com: The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I: 9781982169909: Brunt, Douglas: Books [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-diesel-engine-was-inspired-by-a-simple-fire-starter-gadget/194135.md?page=1)