From: dan doig (opm@sympatico.ca)
Date: Tue Oct 22 2002 - 17:33:59 PDT
you seem to know about these duces , what is a way of increasing the power on
these engines
Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
> Hi Robert,
> The purpose of the fuel density compensator is to increase fuel delivery of
> less dense fuels. Diesel has the highest "volumetric heating value" so when
> any fuel which is less dense is detected, more fuel will be delivered to
> keep the power output of the engine constant. That's all this gizmo does.
> If your compensator has been idle for a year then it may be sluggish in
> operation.
>
> An alternative solution is to leave the compensator bypassed and manually
> increase the fuel delivery.
> Then, when you go back to diesel, reduce the fuel delivery to where it is
> now.
>
> You make the adjustment with the screw at the base of the fuel density
> compensator facing the hydraulic head of the pump. It has a tamper proof
> cover.
>
> Good luck,
> Bjorn
>
> >From: "Robert J.Wilson" <specwar@piace.com>
> >To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
> >Subject: [MV] M35 W active compensator
> >Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 23:09:14 -0700
> >
> >I have been running the last year with the fuel density compensator
> >bypassed on my deuce. I was recently offered 350 gallons of Jet A that a
> >local business wanted to get out of a tank they needed to reprocess for AV
> >Gas, nothing wrong with the Jet A so I decided to take them up on the offer
> >and reactivate my compensator(which I had never used) Now I notice that my
> >acceleration is sluggish but the top end and idle remain the same, is this
> >unusual? could bypassing the compensator actually have been feeding too
> >much fuel to the motor? I have a Continental LDT-465-1C motor installed.
> >Thanks,
> >Ronert J. Wilson
> >M35A2C
> >
> >
> >
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