Am I going crazy?

I think the gearbox remains the same but the engine just feels like it’s not as responsive. Again, it is very slight. I'd say it's just my imagination.

Could not agree with you more Damien, i have the exact thing with my diesel cruiser and the TD Lux, it is really weird sometimes the motor seems like it just wants to go and keep going, other times it feels like its in holiday mode. Love to know why, but i understand what your saying.

Thanks Turbo Diesel. Seriously thought it was just me. It's a weird thing aint it.

Gday
Back in the 60 s i was fitting the water injectors to cars as an apprentice,,and we noticed that if the vehicle was not used often ,,the engine would rust up as there was no stopper on the bottle to inject nozzle. This was a good unit in those days and only worked when the vacuum was at its max,which happens to be down hill when it is not needed.

I thought water injection was to prevent detonation as a result of running more advaced ignition timings and higher compression??

Leroy

Gday Leroy
As i have not been in that industry for many years,i can't talk about the newer systems.The one that i mentioned was a vacuum fed water pipe that free flowed through a small hole in the end at the intake manifold.If the water was dirty or had algie the pipe just blocked up. The kit consisted of a 2pint bottle and a clamp with 2 screws,there was a sizing drill and a piece of pvc hose with the nozzle .A hole was drilled into the intake manifold under the carbureter then the nozzle tapped in with a short sharp blow. The bottle was mounted half above and half below the nozzle height then filled with filtered water,,,then we hoped for the best.
Not very technical ,but then it was 45 odd years ago.
Thank you for your interest
Muzbry
PS advanced ignition timing was a thing of the future as was high compression on petrol engines.

The water alcohol injection was introduced around about the 1930's and I had it installed on a 1936 ford side valve V8 in the fifties.
I think it was made or supplied by Frank Klienig.
With low fuel costs it did not last long but has been extensively used in the aviation industry to decrease manifold temperatures .
With the soaring fuel prices the idea has been redesigned and is again available for most carsand if you refer to the diesel gas link in this forum you may see my results for my current installation.
Regards
Wheeleybin

My troopy is a 78 series diesel with an aftermarket turbo and it definitely runs better after a burn down a highway. Also, for quite a while afterwards there's no smoke when accelerating.

I think just about every vehicle I've owned has run better after being given a good caning. It's much easier to cane my troopy than it is to cane my Hayabusa!

Cheers Frank.

Oh no!

Don,t encourage him.

Ian

Ian Encouragement is good.
I just love the replies he gets when he posts, makes my day. LOL

I wish you two would stop mentioning/alluding to 'he who cannot be named' because as you have so rightly observed, the man is a totally frustrated gadget, widget , have to have one of everything manic (it is a recognized illness), who is obsessed with reporting feedback on everything and everything you didn't want to know about.

Good constant surprises, or bad constant surprises?

Ah! no flies on you young 'Batwom', never miss a trick.

Oh good and bad.

Just spent 3 days at the JEEP National transmission 'Doctor' in Ringwood having a new torque converter and transmission pump being fitted under warranty (28,000kms).

At this stage I fully suspect that this was the root cause of all the engine management module(4 computers) hiccups that were causing lights to suddenly appear on the dash. There are 26 lights on the dash that all make the 'brown eye' go into 'blink mode' when they come on.

I now have laminated quick ref cards to tell me what they mean and in what different combinations. (F***ing nightmare)))))))

It is now back to how it was when I first drove it out of the showroom.

Good thing (maybe) is the other day a privateer JEEP specialist was doing 'something' for me and whilst doing same discovered that the air filter (paper) was choc a block with C H I T. (Original from maunfacture)

He took the liberty of replacing it with a K&N filter and instantantly the fuel consumption dropped exponentionally . Really noticeable.

Haven't had a chance to figure out exactly how much because of the transmission/torgue converter repairs.

Will monitor from next fill up tonight.

Makes one wonder what goes on at the dealer 10,000km services. (oil change only I think for $250.

K