[Vwdiesel] Re: Vwdiesel Digest, Gensets

[Ron Schroeder]

How about using the Audiovox electronic cruise control, the one with the
electric actuator, not the vacuum one?  You could use magnets on the front
pulley for the speed pickup.


Ron Schroeder
WD8CDH
day 631 344-4561
nite 631 286-5677

----- Original Message ----- > Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:20:34 -0700
> From: "H.Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Injection pump for beginners . --( the gensets )
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
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> To understand how these little critters work is important to all VW diesel
owners.
>
> But right now due to the storms in the Mex. Gulf   the interest in gensets
is rekindled.
>
> We did a lot of discussions about this in the past . And I took the stand
that a 1.5L NA
> would make a nifty cheap genset for a standby.  3600 RPM and a 2 pole
> alternator , direct drive is as simple as anything.   The only tricky
thing is Governor
> for a stand alone set.  The Rabbit governor is tricky to use.Read my lips.
>
> Hagar.
>
> PS:  I got Batteries and Genset back ups all over the place.  Now that I
do not
> really need them ---yikes.    Life is unfair.