From: D O (dohe69@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri May 23 2003 - 21:41:10 PDT
While we are on the subject of turbos, what is a typical boost seen on the
mulitifuels, and what is the difference between a "whistler" and non?
>From: James Shanks <n1vbn@bit-net.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Tweeking for power
>Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 00:33:26 -0400
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>The turbos on Multifuels were not added to increase power, it was a simple
>way to minimize and reduce black smoke.
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>Jim
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>At 08:39 PM 5/23/2003 -0700, Employee@MilVeh.com wrote:
>>Whew... finally I am making some small progress,
>>thanks to you guys and all the great suggestions!
>>
>>Discovered timing was a tad off, but I haven't set it
>>yet. Hoping this will give me some more power... I
>>dunno, not familiar with the strange ways of a diesel.
>> My first experience tinkering on one.
>>
>>Cleaned the fuel lines today and I actually noticed
>>some improvement. Guess you guys were right, it was a
>>fuel related problem. Starts better too.
>>
>>I will be taking apart fuel injectors sometime this
>>weekend and cleaning them. Couldn't hurt and that
>>might give me a tad more performance.
>>
>>Now about other tweeks for pepping up the Continental
>>Turbo'd, Multifuel LD-465-1C engine. Any ideas for
>>more power anyone?
>>
>>I read where adding shims to the governor spring would
>>increase fuel output? Is this something I might want
>>to try? My MPG seems pretty good, haven't checked it
>>officially but I would say 10 mpg or better.
>>
>>What about tweeking the fuel density compensator
>>somehow?
>>
>>Right now the engine seems to run fairly smooth, no
>>smoke, just a little slow to rev up. Notice at about
>>2100-2500 engine seems to get a little power from the
>>turbo. Thinking this is the mildest turbo I have ever
>>seen too.
>>
>>Thanks again for your help, you guys have been great!
>>
>>Jack
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>James Shanks
>n1vbn@bit-net.com
>1998 IMZ 8.103
>1984 H-D FLHT-C
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