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I've done extensive work in this area, eventually creating a hydrogen generator to run in my Montero a couple of years ago. If your plan is to create the hydrogen onboard the vehicle as you use it, you should reconsider this plan. There has been no known real life success story using any type of tec...

Mine's an '81. It's been a year and 15K since I rebuilt it. It's over #100 when cold, and it's about #25 when fully warmed up, measured at the end of the head (where the pressure switch is), using 15W-40. From what I've read, these readings are really about normal. If you take the reading from the t...

If I recall the thread you're referencing, the guy had the IP pulley 180 degrees out when he re-mounted it to the engine. There's a mark on the pulley that has to be aligned. It's been awhile since I dug into one, but I think you can mount the pulley two different ways. If done the wrong way, then w...

Mine is gasket only. It works. What more can I add?

My horn does the exact same thing! I find that getting under the car and tightening the bracket (that holds the horns to the car) bolt seems to restore an intermittant source of ground. There is a horn relay. When it clicks, that verifies that your steering column wiring is intact and functional. Th...

The most correct way that I've found to resolve this issue is to loosen the bracket that braces the IP bracket to the front of the block. It's behind the IP and a little low. By loosening this bracket, you can flex the IP bracket ever so slightly one way or the other to correct the angular displacem...

Don't knock a man for a clever idea! This is Oregon, where men live and die by their wits, will and body odor! Lewis and Clark would have been proud! Imagine JRM as a teenager, flying to school with a leaf blower under the hood while fresh squirrel was cooking on the exhaust manifold for breakfast! ...

I think I've finally located an off-the-shelf fuel line that doesn't degrade with biodiesel. I spoke with Jack about 14 months ago, asking what he recommended, and he (incorrectly it turns out) stated that all the new lines will handle it, so he doesn't carry lines just for it. Using that advice, I ...

I'm not sure if the hydraulic block has a larger oil galley for the head, anyone know? Yes, the oil gallery (as it passes through the head) is larger on a 12mm as opposed to the 11mm. I know this from when I had my oil pressure problems after my rebuild. In my rework, I ended up adding an 11mm head...

JRM, you really should consider a freeze plug block heater. I put one in before last winter right after I rebuilt the engine, and it's great ! As you know, I live in Hillsboro, so we're fairly close in climate. If I plug in the heater for only 5 or 10 minutes, it starts up completely smooth. I don't...

I make BD using Canola oil. It's always a pain in the rear to dewater when it's so cold outside. Since I know water freezes at 32 f, and the canola doesn't gell until around 15-20 f, what would happen if I drained the excess water off the bottom of the cone, then waited for the temperature to drop t...

In all likelyhood, there's no issue. I made the mistake of not measuring the clearances on the bearing surfaces (yeah, I know... there is no bearing in the head), and ended up installing a cam that someone had turned .010 under at some point in the past. This lead to massive low oil pressure, and fo...

here is a more detailed post of VW JON I think it will help you! good luck.

I don't see a link or anything. Does anyone have a drawing of what is being described? I don't think I understand, and I certainly have never seen such a setup.

Actually, it's been in the engine less than a year... I would guess around 8 months. I tried grabbing it with an easy out, but couldn't get a really dependable bite on it. I was afraid of using a screw for fear of getting shavings into the combustion chamber. Is that the accepted practice that every...

My #4 heat shield wouldn't come out the last time I had the injectors out. It was like it had been glued into place. The injector itself was much more difficult to remove as well, but I could get something on that to rotate, as opposed to the heat shield. Anyone ever gone through this out there? Wha...