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A bi-fuel control system and assembly for modifying and operating a diesel engine to the extent that the engine is capable of running in either a full diesel fuel mode or a bi-fuel mode, where bi-fuel is defined as a mixture of a methane based gas and diesel fuel. The control system and assembly are

A bi-fuel control system and assembly for modifying and operating a diesel engine to the extent that the engine is capable of running in either a full diesel fuel mode or a bi-fuel mode, where bi-fuel is defined as a mixture of a methane based gas and diesel fuel. The control system and assembly are designed to provide for either manual or automatic transfer between modes for continuous engine operation without interruption in output and at substantially equivalent efficiency levels. A gas control sub-system and sub-assembly are provided to control the amount of gas supplied to the diesel engine in the bi-fuel mode, and an electronic control sub-system and sub-assembly are provided to control the overall system and assembly based on engine load as determined from the intake manifold air pressure.

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A bi-fuel control system and assembly for modifying and operating a diesel engine to the extent that the engine is capable of running in either a full diesel fuel mode or a bi-fuel mode, where bi-fuel is defined as a mixture of a methane based gas and diesel fuel. The control system and assembly are

A bi-fuel control system and assembly for modifying and operating a diesel engine to the extent that the engine is capable of running in either a full diesel fuel mode or a bi-fuel mode, where bi-fuel is defined as a mixture of a methane based gas and diesel fuel. The control system and assembly are designed to provide for either manual or automatic transfer between modes for continuous engine operation without interruption in output and at substantially equivalent efficiency levels. A gas control sub-system and sub-assembly are provided to control the amount of gas supplied to the diesel engine in the bi-fuel mode, and an electronic control sub-system and sub-assembly are provided to control the overall system and assembly based on engine load as determined from the intake manifold air pressure. b and an outer flange with an offset snap on a bottom end of said outer flange selectively secured in said aligning notches in said base edge flange to hold said cross piece to said base and form a sealed fit therewith, spaced apart outer sections integrally hinged to said cross piece with each outer section having a raised portion defined in part by top horizontal segment connecting spaced apart, sloped end walls and an edge channel to mate with said base edge flange, said outer section edge channels each having an inner rib and an outer flange with a set of spaced offset snaps on a bottom end of an outer flange to engage said respective aligning notches in said base edge flange to hold said lid outer sections to said base and form sealed fits therewith, a set of openings in said each said raised portion end walls, and ribs on an inner side of said lid cross piece to engage upper ends of sidewalls of said lateral partition feeding bin, and a filter unit releasably disposed one each in said base and lid openings, said filter unit including a support member having a raised edge fitting about a perforated backing plate with said raised edge having an outward facing channel defined by an outer flange and an inner rib fitting about an edge of said opening and forming sealed fit therewith and sets of spaced apart holding tabs on an inside of said raised edge positioned to align with slots in said backing plate, and a retainer having a perimeter edge segment fitting about an open structure, said retainer prepared to hold a piece of filter cloth on said support member backing plate with said retainer perimeter edge segment fitting under said support member raised edge holding tabs, wherein after completion of a shipment of said rodents, said lid may be disassembled from said base, said lateral partition removed from said base, said filter units removed from said lid and base and then disassembled to allow a thorough cleaning of said lid, base and filter unit components to inhibit cross-contamination of rodents in a next shipment.