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let me try : the higher the temperature of the diesel,the easier it is to self-ignite it. when the engine (cilinder/piston) is cold it will take longer for the mixture to reach the 'self-ignition-temperature'. in other words , the piston has to travel further up the cilinder in order to get the mixture to ignite( more compression=higher temperature)
hope this helps..