Greaseworks

Scheit, it took me hours to clean this sscchheeit.

Fresh engine?...

...not.

Timing tool...

...á la diy super cheap. Proofs it works once again.

Timing time

Almost done with the engine.

Hard core water pump

My default parts supplier has a really nice water pump. Solid iron impeller kicks ass...

So it begins...

Mate the two objects, and you'll have an mTDI.
Is the bus drivable on monday? Wish me good luck...

Jesper switching time

Tomorrow one of my friends swing by with his bus. The plan is to shovel in an mTDI as fast as possible. Will it run on sunday or monday?

I haven't cleaned the workshop yet. Better start early tomorrow...

New mTDI coming up

Got a Land Rover pump with the mail man today. The entire package was covered in diesel... :)

Next upgrade - kickass gearbox

Nope. It's not a Vanagon gearbox. This is much better. :-)

012 EHV

TDI controller explained.

Ok, we have a Boot Camp at work this weekend. Not the army kind, the software kind. We are a big group of grown ups (believe it or not but the average age is closer to 40 than 20) that are isolated on an island with computers, potato chips and beer...
So I had this idea for a while to control a VP37 with a home made controller. The concept is "being able to make a conversion without ripping the electrics from the donor". The only parts needed are the engine and the accelerator pedal.
Right now I'm pretty on target. It took really long time to figure out the pins in the connector and to get the quantity adjuster moving. I need higher voltage out from my driver, except that I have the pump driven with an Arduino and a PWM driver kit from Velleman. Next thing to add is the feedback loop from the pump.
And then:
RPM triggering
Injector bank triggering
Advance table
Boost control
Temperature adjustment

Doable? Oh yes, I'm on it!