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In a mechanical apparatus having a diesel engine including a combustion chamber, the mechanical apparatus also having an aftertreatment device configured to treat emissions from the diesel engine, an intake valve for passing air into the combustion chamber, and an exhaust valve for passing exhaust out of the combustion chamber, a method of operating the engine, wherein the method includes performing at least one combustion in the combustion chamber at a first exhaust valve timing and a first intake valve closure timing; determining a temperature of the exhaust gas that enters the aftertreatment device; and if the temperature of the exhaust gas is equal to or below a preselected temperature threshold, then performing at least one combustion in the combustion chamber at a second, earlier exhaust valve closure timing and a second later intake valve opening timing to thereby increase the internal exhaust gas recirculation and the temperature of exhaust emitted by the diesel engine.
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