[Vwdiesel] Injection pump Bosch VE

[Ron Schroeder]

----- Original Message ----- > Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:27:34 -0700
> From: "H.Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Injection pump Bosch VE--a ---- ( The fuel sleeve
> for beginners )

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> Now could a diesel work with a carburetor and a butterfly valve ? yes
indeed. But what
> we got is a hell of a lot better.
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> Hagar.

Hi,

As an aside, an injector pump AND a carb (or TBI) is better than an injector
pump alone.  When experimenting with propane fumigation (and WVO) about 20
years ago, I found that almost any combustible that was put in the airflow
of a diesel improved combustion.  Propane worked best but I had success with
alcohol, gasoline and even diesel fuel added to the intake with a carb with
the butterfly wide open.  10% diesel fuel thru the carb and 90% thru the
injectors got about 5% better fuel economy than all of the fuel thru the
injectors.

Ron Schroeder WD8CDH
Brookhaven National Lab
Building 911A
Upton NY 11973
631 344-4561