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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2011
Craig D. Marriott, Clawson, MI (US);
Uwe Dieter Grebe, Trebur, DE;
Craig D. Marriott, Clawson, MI (US);
Uwe Dieter Grebe, Trebur, DE;
Abstract
A method may include injecting gasoline into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine from a direct injection gasoline fuel injector during a gasoline fuel mode of the engine. The method may also include combusting the gasoline in the combustion chamber to power the engine during the gasoline fuel mode. Further, the method may include injecting gaseous fuel from a gaseous fuel injection system into the combustion chamber during a gaseous fuel mode of the engine and combusting the gaseous fuel in the combustion chamber to power the engine during the gaseous fuel mode. The method may further include cooling the direct injection gasoline fuel injector during the gaseous fuel mode by injecting gasoline into the combustion chamber.