[Vwdiesel] Fw: Why? The meaning of 'H'

[Mark Shepherd]

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Message date : Jun 07 2004, 11:30 PM 
>From : "Mark Shepherd" 
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Subject : Why? The meaning of 'H' 

Why do I fool around with those 4 Rabbits ? ----so much ? 

.... Could it be simply because you can?... 
....I ask myself often why do I do everything myself; 
it creates a feeling of great satisfaction after fixing/servicing/inventing and creating everything I can; 
a form of self sufficiency... Sometimes it becomes a little obsessive; 
like last week what the hell was I doing unblocking the sewer that I share with others in the estate? My share of the costs of employing a professional cleaner would have been insignificant; yet in I lept rods in hand "I'll do it"..."No charge" 




Does that really need to be answered ? --- I should think not. 

But here is a stab at it from sick-bay ---- B.C. Canada. 

In 1940 something when I first became a Radio HAM I fooled around a lot with 
tubes ( Valves in UK )(for Mark) and wires and capacitors and so on. 

Was all that time expended just to be able to talk to someone on the wireless ? 
If that is the case ---I belong in a loony bin. There in lies the answer to the Rabbit question. 

It makes no sense to fool around like that just for a pair of wheels. ---- so there must be 
some other reason. -----and there is ----- it has to do with pure joy and enjoying life . 

In short ---do your THING ------- 

My thing is diesels ---for the time being ----and to become a "Hogwarts" diesel wizard 
and old geezer that can do magic with diesels -- is my dream. 

And no finer platform for experimenting , than a Rabbit I have never seen. At 300 dollars 
plus change US it is a win win all the way. 

Am I a nut case ? ---sure ----so what ? --- on the fuel cap is a pair of red lips --kiss 
painted with Red nailpolish. ----- have I been known to kiss the cap , before going on a long drive ? 
-ummmm could be. ---getting incredible mileage right now. --Yes Mark Shepherd Lean 
--but not mean. The leanest mixture around these parts --for sure. 

For the newbies --- does the VW NA have automatic mixture control ? --- in simple terms NO. 
The Turbo on the other hand does have mixture control --- "The Spaceship" according to Mark 
Shepherd. ---- the air pressure servo "LDA" moves the control sleeve in relation to 
manifold pressure. To us experimenters that LDA is a god send.-----we can operate it 
manually from inside the Rabbit. Bingo mixture control. Too much rambling ? ---ok. 


Hagar. 

....But what is happening at steady-state say when coasting at 50mph [on the flat] Can we check the richness? 
I'm thinking of something like the clever "color-tune" the transparent spark plug used by gassers to inspect the flame colo[u]r... 
Ahh its come to me;a thermocouple in the exhaust...Would this show max temp at perfect leanness when cruisin? 




Mark (The Miser)Uk 
"There's nothing more stimulating than driving past a bonfire and then realising it's your car that's smokin" 






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