Hilux 4x4 Forum

Irishman

Hi Tristan, to answer your other question. There is definatly an increase in power. I struggled to keep my speed down to 100 during the test. I normally use 2nd gear to pull away from a stop street, but now I can do it in 3rd.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Caskru, Pieter has one of those s/s elements as you know. I'm waiting for Pieter to report back on his system.(he seems to be lying low the last couple of days!) The 1800 bucks you talk about already requires a fair amount of petrol to be saved to pay for that. My costs so far are as follows 2x C...

Irishman

Hi Tristan, you can put as many cells in series, as you can find space for. One guy has six cells on his Toyota Corolla and is getting 61.13 MPG, and uses 6 amps. I am going to stick with two for the time being, and play around with the amount of baking soda in the electrolyte. The more baking soda ...

Irishman

Morning Bennie. It is obvious that your alternator is converting petrol into electricity, and in theory if you drive around with no radio, no fan,no aircon,no GPS, no lights you will save petrol,and feel bloody miserable. My petrol saving is 38% AFTER ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED so it is a net saving. Th...

Irishman

Hi Dalkill only Landrovers leave oil trails

Irishman

Hi George, that is the pipe that joins the two gasifiers in series. To answer Dalkill's question. When you start you engine the starter pulls about 400 amps from your battery. The alternator charges the battery up again, and then only works on demand i.e if you switch your lights on the alternator w...

Irishman

It was a mixture of town and country driving. I kept to a steady 100 on the open road.stopping at lights etc brought the average speed down to 76KPH on the GPS.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Guys First test run over 44.1 kilometers.(GPS) Wind Calm, Temp 14deg C.
38% improvement.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi George. Three amps for two units. I have a five amp fuse in the circuit.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Eric, I put the gasifiers in parallel which gave me 12.4 volts on each with the engine running, now there is lots of gas from both units.
Cheers,
Ron.

Irishman

Ya Eric, I was following the instructions, but I wondered why the units were in series. The gasifiers weren't producing much gas at all. Tomorrow I will wire them in parallel that should sort it out.
Ron.

Irishman

Test,
Ron.

Irishman

Progress Report I have now put two gasifiers in series see pics. Next trick is to find a tune up center to tune the engine without gas. I overhauled my Niekki carb, so the engine needs tuned, for any tests to be meaningful. It only cost R17 to make the second gasifier. http://i292.photobucket.com/al...

Irishman

Hi Tristan, I was admiring your photo also, and thought what a pity about the tripod, theres also what looks like an oar sticking out of the top right. But hey this is not a photo crit site.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Bushwaker, my kind of jokes I was just a bit slow on the Penguin one.
Ron.

Irishman

Tristan, It's a bit difficult to explain in a few words.I was a bit simplistic when I said no water. Think of it as your battery. The electrolite also need topped up with distilled water. Exactly the same thing happens with the gasifier. I am going to build another gasifier to put in series with the...

Irishman

Hi Bennie,there is no water vapor involved. The water in the gasifier never gets less.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Tristan. It,s too bloody cold to drive around, but what I've seen so far has encouraged me to make another gasifier which will go in series with the first one, this doubles the gas output. I am anxiously waiting for Pieter to return from Capetown to see what results he got. I had a sudden thought...

Irishman

Hi BenHur. I think Pieter must still be in Capetown. Maybe the pictures of my installation shows it a bit better. One pipe goes to the air filter pipe via the vacuum pipe that connects the tappit cover to the air cleaner The other one is tapped into the other vacuum pipe and fed into the air intake ...

Irishman

Scotter,I have emailed the suppliers for prices, but if they are that steep, back to the drawing board, I'm sure you can buy that S/S mesh some where, and I will make one to fit the Consol glass jar. The unit Pieter has is fitted with only a 1.2 amp fuse, so it can't chew much juice. When I was at P...

Irishman

I watched the programme and I thing it was bloody aweful. It was like a high school project. Ham acting, terrible sound, and that super fast flashing about buggers you eyes. It lasted fifteen minutes, with ad breaks every five minutes. Just my opinion.
Ron.

Irishman

1st reportback. I managed to finish the wiring between showers. I started the engine without the system, let it warm up, and switched on the system. The first thing that happened was that the idle RPM rose from 800 to 1500. I went for a short drive and on a hill I climb every day I pulled away in to...

Irishman

It looks as if I have opened a hornets nest. I have read all the arguments for and against, and I considered it worthy to try it out. I have fitted only one cell, so far, but I have enough parts to make a second one, and put two in series. The big monster trucks in the States have 16 cells in series...

Irishman

Hi CasKru, the system I have installed produces HHO or Brown's Gas.
Ron.

Irishman

Sorry me again. The power to run the system was 1.5 amp
Ron.

Irishman

The photo in the above post was taken after the bench test. You can see the gas bubbles clinging to the electrodes.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Guys, I have installed the basic hydrogen system on my lux. I bench tested it first, and it is definitly producing the gas. I just have to run the positive wire, if the rain ever stops long enough for me to work on it.The lux stands outside. I wanted to take the wife's car out of the garage and p...

Irishman

If this guy thinks 1 litre=32 gallons no wonder he had a problem.
Ron.

Irishman

Me too Eric I was concentrating on her t-resses
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Scooter, I finished the job this afternoon, and the engine is running like a dream.I went for a test drive and lo and behold, no flat spot. Thanks again for all the help. I am going to fit a vaccum gauge, and get started on the "water" conversion.
Ron.

Irishman

With acknowledgment to Jim Williams of the Motorhomer. There is a requirement coming out about the above In other words, if ever you experience a breakdown or stop to change a wheel there is now an obligation to don one of these luminous vests. Has anyone heard of this one?
Ron.

Irishman

Cookie monster whatever has it right it is called Sika Flex.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Scooter, I've figured out the altitude compensation system. My dissy has only one connection but my electronic one which is with Motolek for checking has two. The rest of the system is driving me dilly. Someone had a real go at it. Sorry to be a pain in the butt, but could you identify the photo ...

Irishman

Guys, when I had the rust fixed on my windscreen the panel beaters had two attempts to stop the leaking. I finally took it to Glasfit. No more leaks. They were horrified to see that the panel beaters had used ordinary silicon sealer, there is apparently acid in the sealer which will cause all sorts ...

Irishman

Hey Tristan maybe you should have a chat with JR about the water on the back seat :|
Ron.

Irishman

I was just cruising the caravan site and found Hilex08 on it. This guy has FOUR cars. It must be a case of enie,mini, miny moe every morning !!.
Ron.

Irishman

Question for the fundis. When I post a photo (I am using photobucket) my pics are either to small or to large, but how do you post the small one that enlarges when you click on it? I use 640 x 340 choice on Photobucket but that is still to big.
Ron.

Irishman

Hi Scooter, I found a clip on the left fender. Is this where the altitude compensater sits? If so where does it connect to.
Ron.

Irishman

Yes I am busy with the conversion, as soon as I get my Nikkei carb reinstalled it will fit it. I am busy collecting the bits and pieces. The Hilux is ideal for the conversion, with lots of space under the bonnet. Pre computer engines are best.
Ron.

Irishman

Thanks Scooter, The diagram on my bonnet is exactly as the photo submitted previously.I found the "jet". The overhaul manual calls it a restrictor.The altitude compensator dosen't appear in my overhaul manual. Is it really necessary on a coastal vechicle? Anyway were does it go.I might as ...

Irishman

Sorry about the size of the pics, I either get them to big or too small
Ron.

Irishman

Hi guys, I have overhauled my Nikki carb, now the trick is to fit it. I found a part in the box which I can't identify, see pic, plus I found another gadget dangling next to the firewall with the hoses hacked off. Is this part of the vaccum system? http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm37/rhnash/IMG_...

Irishman

Judging from the date of this rally it must have been a vintage car rally!! :roll: By 2998 Atlantis will be a fallout zone, when some a-hole at Koeburg drops a bolt into the reactor

Irishman

My overhaul manual says 3/4 to 1-3/4 turns open
Ron.

Irishman

You guys are lucky. I never get a weekend or public holiday anymore.
I'M RETIRED

Ron.

Irishman

It looks like we will have to start a Hilux/Jack Russel thread I see Christain has one, according to his avtar, come Christian let's see him/her It is a known fact that J.R. owners are nice people, easy going, helpful,kind, and are even polite to land rover drivers.(on occasions) I bet Symon has a p...

Irishman

Hi Tristan, I hadn't thought about that sealing tape. I used it to seal the roof of my motorhome and it worked. The leak was of course right over my bunk! Going off topic for a moment. That is a nicely marked JR. you have. I had to put mine down after 16 years of her being my constant companion. She...

Irishman

I was looking for a short in my dome light circut. I suspected one of the door switches, but the wire dissapeared under the "carpet" It is one of those plastic moulding carpets that you can't get out without dismantelling the whole interior. I cut a slit in it and peeled it back, and was g...

Irishman

Hi Cris, I recently bought a 1991 Hilux double cab. It had been standing at the Saldanha Bay Yacht Club five meters from the sea for 18 months, and it was surprising how little rust there was. The wind screen had to be removed as there was rust under the rubber. Check the firewall. That was where th...

Irishman

O.K.Simon I found your post so ignore the above message
Cheers,
Ron.

Irishman

A Question for Simon. You say to throw out the little sieve. Do you mean the little fine filter on the neddle valve assembly. Why throw it out?
Ron.

Irishman

Thanks Scooter, thats exactly were it goe's. You are like me, a thing like that bugs me until I figure it out. Once again thanks.
Ron

Irishman

Blom. A wanker is a 19th centuary slang word, and is a common term of abuse. A wanker is an idiot or unpleasent person.
Ron. (self appointed english language consultant)
Just to confuse the issue I am Irish!

Irishman

Thanks guys for the birthday greetings, and thanks Bennie for adding to my collection!!
Ron.

Irishman

As usual we have drifted off topic but one of my hobbies is collecting great Afrikaans translations. I am not knocking the language, but there are some good ones. Many years ago a gent called Prof Terrablanch was tasked with compling Afrikaans technical dictionaries,and he came up with some classics...

Irishman

Hi Bretton, and scooter, thanks for the help, but is isin't from the accelerator pump. I have just opened it for the first time and the diphram pump spring is much longer and straight.
The spring in question is only 14mm dia at the bottom tapering to 7mm at the top, and only 10mm high.
Ron.

Irishman

Sorry about the size of the pic.
F_D I flogged my motorhome and bought a 1991 Hilux which I am busy bringing up to scratch. I am going to convert it to Hydrogen. There is tons of space in the under the bonnet for the conversion.
Ron.

Irishman

Ja,looks like my pic dissapeared. I'll try again from photobucket
Yes F-D I'm the same guy.

Ron.

Irishman

Hi Guys, I don't know if anybody is following the adventures of Mike van Ginkel in his Rolls, on his trip from Capetown to London. http://www.silversprit.co.za. His support vechicle is a Lux (what else).In his latest report they were following a guide through the desert in Egypt when the Gyppo decid...

Irishman

Information a bit out of date. We stayed at Citrus Creek on a motorhome rally a couple of months ago. Nice park, clean ablutions, walking distance to the shops. Gate into the golf course, if you are so inclined. It was just after the floods so everything was a bit squishy. I would rate it 8 out of t...

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