[Vwdiesel] updates

Wed Jan 22 05:40:42 PST 2014

I have my egt pre turbo.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
On Jan 22, 2014 7:28 AM, "Bryan Belman" <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I also installed a water temperature gauge so that I can compare
> > the “idiot” gauge, the oil temp and the water temp. The results are
> > interesting. After a long drive, the car has oil temperature of 220-230
> F,
> > water temperature of about 200 degrees and the idiot gauge isn’t even at
> > the halfway mark. It is barely above the wide white area on the left! My
> > current problem is dealing with ANOTHER leaking heater control valve.
>
> Hayden, your temp guage in the dash if faulty or the sender or wire has
> cut in it or brittle ends, high resistance.
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> water temp at 200F and oil temp at 220-230F are perfect for this engine.
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> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 04 Golf TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp Tiptronic Auto -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA 1Y -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 Beetle -- Under Restoration forever:-)
>
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>   On , Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  Great update, you have a busy house hold for sure.
> I agree on the fueling.  those EGT's are low.  Turning the fueling up 1/8
> to 1/4 at a time to see what happens is good.  On my van, I get way too
> much black smoke on a hill climb with my foot down to try and keep up my
> speed, no turbo, so I need to turn the fueling down a notch, just have not
> gotten around to it yet.  On my old 92 1.6TD, the EGT's would never pass
> 950F, but I had by probe in the exhaust manifold, not pre turbo.
> Where is your probe mounted?
>
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> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 04 Golf TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp Tiptronic Auto -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA 1Y -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 Beetle -- Under Restoration forever:-)
>
>
>   On Saturday, January 18, 2014 9:21 AM, ralph meyermann <
> ralphmeyermann at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Been busy myself with holidays, funeral, both daughter and I getting the
> week long bug on separate occasions while working7 days and the time it
> takes being a full time single parent. My timing tool kit is in the mail
> and planning on having it timed up good by next weekend then making the
> decision on 15" tire size with deciding gasser or diesel transaxle to
> rebuild and use adding a taller 3rd gear to shorten the gap to 4th. I
> haven't noticed any haze or smoke with mine either?  Fully loaded with
> pulling my small boat im getting 21 mpg and the best ive gotten running
> light with a small tail wind is 32mpg but mostly 26-28 mpg. Would like to
> have some more oomph.
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> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
> On Jan 17, 2014 9:29 PM, <dieseltdi at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Well it has been a while since I posted anything in the way of updates on
> > my 82 Jetta GTD due to the holidays, a bum shoulder, a daughter in the
> > hospital (and the requisite baby sitting of 4 grandkids) an ice storm, a
> > separate storm with temperatures in the teens for several days AND the
> > Spring school semester starting.  So a bit of update:  first of all, I
> > solved my battery charging problem by simply bypassing the starter with
> the
> > charge wire.  I used 6 gauge (?) wire left over from my solar panel
> > installation to run the charge wire all the way from the alternator to
> the
> > battery in the trunk.  Now charges well with no problems starting in the
> > cold.  My son recommended this as something he always does with water
> > cooled VWs.  I also discovered that my timing was not spot on (85 instead
> > of 90) so I reset that.  I am still not satisfied with the MPGs.
> Although
> > I understand that this engine has a higher flow rate than the regular TDs
> > (high flow pump and injectors)I am not satisfied with the 33-35 mpg that
> it
> > is currently getting.  One thing I am going to try is to increase the
> > fueling.  I think that it may be somewhat under fueled for two reasons.
> >  First it produces virtually no visible smoke in daylight unless I drop a
> > gear and stand on it.  At night I can see just a light haze upon heavy
> > acceleration.  I am also not producing much in the way of exhaust heat.
> >  The other day, on the highway, I rapidly accelerated uphill from 60-75
> mpg
> > and could only produce about 300 degrees C (572 F).  So my intention is
> to
> > remove the collar from the fuel adjustment and turn it up ¼ turn at a
> time
> > until I am getting a bit of visible smoke on acceleration.  The car is
> > making great boost.  I blocked off the intake pressure relief valve and
> can
> > pull a really strong and steady 13 psi but I have an adjustor that I need
> > to install that will give me access to the full 15 psi that the pump is
> set
> > up for.  I also installed a water temperature gauge so that I can compare
> > the “idiot” gauge, the oil temp and the water temp.  The results are
> > interesting.  After a long drive, the car has oil temperature of 220-230
> F,
> > water temperature of about 200 degrees and the idiot gauge isn’t even at
> > the halfway mark.  It is barely above the wide white area on the left!
> My
> > current problem is dealing with ANOTHER leaking heater control valve.  I
> am
> > about to replace it with another China Replacement Auto Part (the last
> one
> > lasted only a few months) while I await the arrival of 2 genuine Meyle
> > valves to arrive.  Hopefully this will allow me to drive that care
> without
> > carrying a bottle of antifreeze with me.  I still have a bit of things to
> > do with rattles and such but the car is doing well as a daily commuter
> and
> > gets as many looks from other drivers today as it did back in 81 when I
> > bought the first delivered MK1 Jetta in Monroe, La.
> > In a separate update, the Ecodiesel Grand Cherokee is really doing
> > fantastically.  The low end mileage has been in the low 20’s  mpg but I
> > have gotten as high as 31.7 mpg on one tank.  I am well pleased
> considering
> > the size of the vehicle.  Can’t wait till we finally pick up a travel
> > trailer and hit the road with it.    Hayden
> >
> > “There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is
> > no party of principle.”
> > “I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior
> > men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do
> not
> > run."
> > “I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on
> every
> > new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every
> > social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may
> > absolutely refuse to move at all.”  Alexis de Tocqueville
> >
> > Proud owner of:
> > 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel
> > 1968 Beetle, Still in progress
> > 1982 VW Jetta Coupe GTD "FrankenJetta"
> > And many, many, many VWs; from a 1947 Beetle (13 Beetles total), to Vans
> > (5 - 3 splitties  2 bay window (both were campers), 1 Vanagon Westy,
> > Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1), Jettas (11), Passats (2), Dasher (1), New
> > Beetle (1), Rabbit Convertible (1) and Rabbit Pickups (3) most now gone
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> > not forgotten.
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