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Hello,

Just ran into this that looks suspiciously like a diesel

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/I ... 173576.htm

Well it wasn't really a bang.. but it has stopped working. I noticed it was sounding a bit funny just before I got to a friends house. When I went to leave it wouldn't start. Got out the jump leads to try and fire it up and it would fire every now and then but make strange, scary, kind of scrapey no...

I've noticed light wobbling a few times on my Enfield at low speeds. Nothing uncontrollable but it is a little surprising.

Yes, good save Dave.

It would depend a bit what engine / injection pump set up you have. Some return lines are always pressurised (eg. Bosch rotary pump) but not all are. I guess that a one way valve could be used to stop possible filter bypass via a return line that was Td into the fuel line feed.

After lots of damage when low sulphur diesel first came out I think that diesel fuel sellers will have addressed the lack of lubricity in their fuel by using suitable additives. What we buy as fuel is carefully engineered with additives to give the desired properties. Fuel emissions standards mean t...

The injection pump should last for as long as the engine as long as you dont get too many particles or too much water water in it. Not likely to be the fail point on most engines so you should be able to source a used pump from a dead engine There is a reasonable chance they will have used different...

T-ing in the pipe will not damage the pump due to overheat. I know lots of people that have done this to run on vegetable oil. Sometimes they run diesel in these vehicles without problems. I've run cars with big fuel heaters on diesel fuel for extended periods (a year plus). The fuel would have been...

vegetable oil and biodiesel dont really have much effect on most kinds of 'rubber' found in fuel systems. Viton isnt really necessary. The whole issue with vegetable oil/rubber is overblown. Some types of 'rubber' can get a bit weird over time but most are fine. This is far less of a problem with ve...

Zexel and Diesel Kiki are both Japanese diesel fuel injection equipment manufacturers. Both licence technology from Bosch.

Most stationary or mini tractor diesel engines use jerk pumps (UPS injection in the Bosch picture on this page engines)

If you dont mind me asking why do you want to know?

That sounds a bit like overkill to me Dave. For non-marine stuff only commonrail engines would have such fine filtration. Thats because they use very finely machined parts and bigger particles could quickly cause enough damage to make a significant difference to the fluid flow characteristics. Its v...

Dont know that youd be able to get oil from your grass - dont think there is much oil in it? I only know of oil being extracted from plant matter with high oil content - normally seeds / nuts. I've seen a couple of working oil presses. One was pressing linseed the other rapeseed. Both were screw pre...

Look down the list and get details of the enfield

http://www.biomotiontour.eu/full-tour-partners

My turbo had a bush/big fat washer thrust bearing, once again with holes for the oil to be pumped through. If your turbo is variable vane I'd check for contact with the vanes in all position. I guess end float may well be different from one type of turbo to another. Not sure how important it is as, ...

I've successfully rebuilt a turbo on a old Mercedes diesel. Mine, like many others, ran in bushes rather than roller bearings. The bushes have holes that oil is pumped into so that the shaft in effect floats on a bed of oil in the bush. If I remember right, there was play even with the new bushes fi...

Sorry for the considerable delay getting back on this.....

Not including the mounting tabs 7cm x 2.5cm and it stands just over 2cm high.

Cost delivered to you £3.50

Best

Darren

I use fuse holders like the one pictured below for glow plug. You can pick them up cheap from ebay - or I can supply, probably a bit cheaper. Got all kinds of automotive type electrical stuff to sell, and can get loads more, including a large range of glow plug relays - not got much of it up on my w...

Quite a few pre-ECU vehicles have an engine temp sensor which is connected to the glow plug relay and used to determine the length of the glow periods (pre and post start) I sometimes add resistance to the sensor circuit to increase glow times to improve starting and cold running when fuelling with ...

"After expected strong Indian demand is met over the next two to three years, Tata plans a more powerful, better equipped Nano Europe as a city car. The company showed an airbag-equipped prototype at Geneva several weeks ago, which has extra length, weight and frontal crash structure to enable ...

Hello John, Many Bosch VE type pumps dont have a cold engine advance unit. I think they were generally fitted to improve emissions to comply with regulations in the markets in which they were being sold. Not heard of a tacho signal being taken from an IP sensor. Generally diesels use a engine speed ...

"The car will be built on a rear engine rear wheel drive platform and will be powered by a two-cylinder engine. Two of these two-cylinder engines will be offered - a 660cc 2-cylinder petrol and the world’s first low-cost 700cc two-cylinder common rail diesel engine with a special low cost commo...

You might well find proper diesel does not smoke.

Central heating fuel does not have the lubricants added that you need to lubricate your injection pump.

I'd avoid using this fuel, or add a good lubricant - rapeseed oil or rapeseed biodiesel is a great lubricant at low blend levels.

I've owned a couple of VW cars that had a 1.9 indirect injection engine, run well on neat vegetable oil with a few modifications.

There is also some details of bikes using the same engine at http://www.dieselbike.net/vw.htm

I don't think that it would be a rev counter probably cold engine advance, possibly increasing the idle speed with cold engine. I wrote a lot about the various modules used on Bosch VE pumps. Your engine will have a Japanese manufactured licensed copy. Lots of different modules used but something on...

Sounds like you are on the right track with fixing the Golf. Shame that, due to the circumstances, progress is slow. Good that all those people have been prepared to help out. I expect Lindsy knows, but in in case not, the oil warning light has nothing to do with the ECU module. The pedal sensor is ...

yeah nice little filter.... gonna get me one of them.

I cheated and bought it. Think its a Charnwood conversion. Possibly played about with since it left them? I dont have any pictures on the computer although I think some got posted when I bought it a couple of years back. Stainless pipe from the barrel down into what I think is a standard Enfield muf...

George,

Send me an email with more details about your problems , or post a link to somewhere you've discussed it.

I know far too much about both the VW Tdi and Merc engines - I might be able to help you out.

Best

Darren

Would look sorta like the old dirt bikes that had a hose on the fuel cap. What the heck was that for? Vent Im guessing Na - its in case you get a bit thirsty while your out riding :lol: On a more serious note. I think my Hatz IB30 may self bleed. something going on with a return into the bottom of ...

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