Found time at last to go out and do some road testing

The 2 datasheets below are taken from my laptop, connected to the car computer system, and represent 2 circuits around Panama city in quiet Sunday traffic.

The first datasheet shows the computer output running with the engine in unmodified form. All electronic modifications to the sensors disconnected and Hydrogen Generator switched off.

The second datasheet shows the results from driving the… Continue reading | 2 Comments

It’s been one hell of a week. Clutch slave cylinder on my chevy cavalier went out. A 20c rubber seal in a sensible car turned into a $250 parts bill due to the cylinder being incorporated into the release bearing. Meant dropping the transmission and no point in just doing the cylinder with that amount of work so a whole new clutch went in.

Also, the chevy does not use a… Continue reading | 3 Comments

My first experience of these animals was a 1987 Volvo 480 turbo. 13 years old and the first car I owned that didn’t have a carburettor to fiddle with. I had not long got divorced due to my ex having a mid life crisis and a toyboy, and was now in a position to buy something that didn’t need to haul around a nagging  ***, 4 teenage kids and the… Continue reading | 2 Comments

Who the heck had this bright idea??

To pander to the clean air brigade lets burn excess gasoline under the car and make heat, rather than improving the combustion efficiency of the motor which would either use less gas or gain more power.

Instead of forcing car manufacturers to use efficient designs, which exist as patents but are buried due to commercial interests, lets keep on using outdated technology. That way the… Continue reading

I first heard of LPG (liquified petroleum gas) as a fuel back in the mid 90’s. Up till then I thought it was just a cylinder that I used for the stove in my caravan, and for powering a barbeque. The first systems were coming on the market, but at quite a premium price, and there were few outlets that could refuel a car. Got me interested though and I dug deeper into the subject. I found that many forklift trucks ran on LPG and that vaporisers were available for them, also cylinders that were designed to supply fuel in Continue reading

My first bike was an ancient BSA 250cc from the 1950’s that had been in an accident, I bought it for $10 as a big box of pieces after the original owner gave up his plans to rebuild it. It was a great learning experience at 15 yrs old, and I did get it all back together in time for my 16th birthday and my first licence. There followed a succession of other bikes and cars, mostly junkers that I was able to turn into usable machines. Did all the usual things for those days, bigger carbs, noisy exhausts and Continue reading