Abstract: This disclosure relates a system for heating fuel supplied by a common rail fuel supply to an internal combustion engine. The system includes a high pressure fuel line, plural fuel injectors connected in series along the high pressure fuel line in the common rail, and a continuous low pressure passage including a heat exchanging portion in close proximity to the high pressure fuel line. A heated fluid source is operative to fluidly communicate with the continuous low pressure passage and circulate heated fluid to heat fuel present in the high pressure fuel line prior to, and during a cold start operation of the internal combustion engine. Other embodiments relate to a method of providing fuel to an internal combustion engine that includes sensing the temperature of fuel supplied to a fuel system and determining whether the sensed fuel temperature is greater than a predetermined value.

Abstract: This disclosure relates a system for heating fuel supplied by a common rail fuel supply to an internal combustion engine. The system includes a high pressure fuel line, plural fuel injectors connected in series along the high pressure fuel line in the common rail, and a continuous low pressure passage including a heat exchanging portion in close proximity to the high pressure fuel line. A heated fluid source is operative to fluidly communicate with the continuous low pressure passage and circulate heated fluid to heat fuel present in the high pressure fuel line prior to, and during a cold start operation of the internal combustion engine. Other embodiments relate to a method of providing fuel to an internal combustion engine that includes sensing the temperature of fuel supplied to a fuel system and determining whether the sensed fuel temperature is greater than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A control system for controlling fueling and/or timing of a fuel injector in an internal combustion engine. Fuel injection is controlled based upon the recent operating history of the engine. In particular, the difference between the instantaneous speed and the average speed over a previous predetermined period are compared and the difference is utilized in determining a control variable which in turn can be used for selecting fueling and/or timing values. The difference between the instantaneous fueling and the average fueling over a predetermined period can also be used in selecting the control variable. The fuel injector fueling and/or timing is determined utilizing fueling and/or timing values from at least two maps, with the control variable determining the proportions of the timing/fueling valves to be utilized in determining commanded timing/fueling.