[Vwdiesel] Hillbilly Tuning

[jon]

What I want to know is WHERE is the max. fuel tuning screw. I know it's 
underneath a "cover", but there are several possibilities.

Picture, maybe?

:-)
Jon

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Roger Brown wrote:

> David Cook wrote:
> > 
> > I keep seeing references to HillBilly tuning, but
> > haven't seen anything about how to actually DO it!  I
> > did a google search, but the best it turned up was
> > more references...
> > 
> > What I'm wondering is:
> > 1)  Can/will this improve effeciency in my 1.6 NA
> > diesel engine?  (No Turbo!)
> > 
> > 2)  How the heck do I do it!?!
> > 
> > I'm thinking of taking the Cabriolet on a 1300 mile
> > trip next week, so I'd like to try that tuning.
> 
> I think the general idea is to just turn the max load fueling screw way down.  Essentially limits how much fuel can be injected
> at full load.  You could probably do something similar with a block under the accelerator pedal, to limit how far you could mash
> the pedal down.
> 
> For my rig, I turn the screw up to the smoke point (will fine tune that with my EGT once I get it running) and then you can have
> performance if you mash the pedal and economy if you don't.
> 
> --
>    Roger
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