[Vwdiesel] Turbo-MORE, HP, Pressure, etc.

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

Thanks Nate,

So, it's a "pressure" I'm looking for in this line, right? (PSI)  I can
probably borrow a guage from work, as I work in the BioMed/Clinical
Engineering Dept of a Hospital and we have various instruments for measuring
PSI and mmHg (mm of mercury) etc.

What kind of boost in HP does a turbo add to my lil' diesel lump? 10HP?
15HP?
What should the overall HP be for a 1.6L diesel?  Seems really gutless.
I'm sure it won't leave me stranded going up hills or anything, but I'm not
used to it being so "flat" over its entire RPM range.
Acceleration is quite slow. Worse than my 89 Escort 1.9L gas.

So many questions.......ha h a LOL!!

Mike in NB

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Wall" <natewall1 at yahoo.com>
To: "Mike & Coreen Smith" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Cc: <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Turbo-determining if it's working or not ?


> Buy an inexpensive vacuum/pressure guage (I got one
> for about $15). Tee it into the boost enrichment
> duaphram line(Little hose from the intake manifold to
> injection pump. Place the guage where you can close
> the hood w/ out pinching the hose and where you can
> see the guage. Go for a drive. Load the engine by
> going up a hill at full throttle. Run the engine out
> to about 3000 RPMS. At about 2,000 RPMs boost begins
> to build. You should get a reading of 9 - 10 PSI at
> about 2,500 - 2,800 RPMs under full load. Some turbos
> are audible, some are whisper quite.
>
> --Nate
>
> --- Mike & Coreen Smith <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I just bought an 88 Jetta Turbo diesel. 1.6L . No
> > idea how many valves.
> > How can I tell if the "turbo" part is working?  I
> > know little to nothing about diesels and less about
> > testing the turbo.
> > Some of the guys at work seem to think I should hear
> > it whining and claim it turns VERRRY fast ! (30k RPM
> > some said,hmmm)
> >
> > The car seems gutless (maybe it should seem that
> > way, LOL)  Less power than my old 1989 Ford Escort
> > 1.9L station wagon.
> >
> > Any quick and easy way to tell?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mike ve9aa
> >
> > Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
> > 271 Smith Rd
> > Waterville, NB
> > E2V 3V6
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