[Vwdiesel] Hangars hillbilly diesel tuning

[Mark Shepherd]

Hagar's the name. Re your gauge, it probably gummed up with old diesel. It'll be all brass inside, so just clean it with petrol[gas] or meths etc. 
Hill Billy is just lining up the pump marks, leaving the pump bolts loose enough to swing the pump until marbling just starts. When he got near to where he 
thought was best for mileage then he drew pencil lines across, and moved pump the thickness of the line either way, looking for best economy by running 
car out of a jam jar along a set route and measuring fuel use. 

High pressure tyres favoured, He liked high pressure injectors, but I think I persuaded him before he died that the 
IDI may get best mileage from lower pressures. 

In an IDI the air seeks the fuel and shears it, whilst in a DI, the fuel mostly has to seek the air...
Mark

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Message Received: Sep 07 2013, 11:10 PM
From: "Dave and Holly" 
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Cc: 
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Hangars hillbilly diesel tuning

I am trying to get a 82 rabbit diesel running that sat around my garage. I had to switch an engine and change out engine mounts so I Switched the injection 
pumps and I am trying to get it started. My diesel timing gauge isn't working right, it doesn't seem to move across the gauge as the plunger is pushed in 
consistently, it sticks, sometimes turns sometimes doesn't. I remember a description from years ago from Hagar for hillbilly tuning. I am hoping to get the car 
started and take it to a local VW mechanic friend who can time it proper. Does anyone have the description on how to do this.

Thanks,

Dave
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