Hi, new to the site, working on fun project as we speak.

I discovered some fun things about the bug with this install. First off, the mechanic found what he called a "Girlie Governer" behind the gas pedal, I had never even heard of them. The second thing was... it is next to impossible to go from inside the cab to the motor bay.

The basic principle here is not so much about thermodynamics but about making your fuel more operate more efficiantly so that you get more work done for the same given volume of fuel (diesel/gas) with the addition of Hydrogen and Oxygen. Anyone can do this. Here is step one of what we did. You all can watch the proceedings and outcome and decide for yourself what you think, as with any other modification.

Here is a picture of about halfway through the install, you can see everything "hanging out" The generator is the big brick looking object near the front of the car. It is powered by 12 volts DC coming off the battery fed through a keyed on relay (sitting right below the wire cutters in the picture).



Here is the mechanic showing me what he found behind the gas pedal:


Here is a picture of the end of work for today, everything is in place except for the water reservoir and attached 1/2 inch clear hoses to connect everything up. We had to upgrade the outlet ports on the reservoir to accomodate the larger hoses due to the amount of Hydrogen produced by this generator vs our other ones.



The whole thing in a nutshell is this, we have found that using 1 Liter per minute of Hydrogen/Oxygen for every 1 liter of engine size produces pretty consistant results. Though diesels tend to do outperform gasoline motors in all respects.

We are going to put in 8 Liters per minute of Hydrogen/Oxygen into this motor which is a 4:1 ratio. This is going to be a fun experiment and like any new field there are always people who are cautious. I think back to people shouting "Get a Horse!" when the first clunkity automobiles ran down the street. Now nearly everyone owns at least one car and some people *raises hand guiltily* has five or six laying around.

I will post the results of tomorrows initial test soon as I can. It will take a second to put the miles on though, even bone stock I was getting almost 700 miles per tank. More tomorrow

Regards,
David

Hi everyone, sorry for being so late in getting back.

We finished the install today and fired the system up.

I plugged in my scanning tool and monitored some points with the vehicle idling, everything seemed well. I noticed the typical (especially for diesels) gobs of black smoke coming out the tail pipe for a bit. This is due to the HHO cleaning out the internal surfaces of the motor.. kinda like when you quit smoking and get sick for a few days as your body detoxifies. Same thing here, all the old carbon deposits were being cleaned out, this cleared up after a bit and the engine began to run smoother.

I am having a bit of an issue with the controller. Perhaps you all could lend me a technical hand here in determining the next step.

Ok so here is the deal. I use a controller (Rheastat) to modify the signal return on either the map sensor or maf sensor of a vehicle. I have experience with Over the Road Diesels.. but this is the first "little diesel" and I have never worked on a VW before. Traditionally on a standard vehicle tying into the map/maf sensor will allow me to lean the fuel flow back enough that the motor will about 3/4 of the way "around the clock". I really don't like using maf because it is always touchy.. but some cars (fords mainly) do not use map sensors for any type of fuel control.

So.. what I did was tie into the MAF sensor of this bug. The reading varies from .8 at an idle to 5~ volts under full throttle or load. When I adjust the controller even a fraction of a hair it jumps the voltage to around 2 volts and the vehicles safety kicks in (I see a bypass lever behind the oil fill cap go down and the motor goes into a "safety" mode. When the knob is turned back to the appropriate condition I see the lever disengage and the vehicle begins to run as normal again. Basically.... I have no control over diesel flow with this sensor. I am uploading a video of this right now (but its progressing slowly) to show you all what happened. It shows the data on my scan tool appearing live (though I do not know how clear it will be when everything uploads, we will see).

If anyone has any suggestions on how I can lean back the amount of fuel going into this motor.. I am listening.

For now, what I am doing is running the vehicle with no electronic controller hooked up, but still has the Hydrogen going into the motor. I am seeing a very very noticeable increase in torque/hp. The motor is running smoother.

I am taking a trip from Missouri to Houston on Monday, and will log fuel MPG during this trip to see how it was affected. I believe that with the extra power, I will be able to see an increase in mpg because I do not have to press the pedal as far down to maintain the same speeds. Basically, doing the same amount of work (speed) with less effort (fuel).

But again, this remains to be seen. I will post the numbers when I get them. If anyone can help me identify a way to reduce the fuel flow however.. I know for a fact I can up the MPGs. Anyways, that is where we are at for now, any questions or comments or suggestions please post them up. We learn by doing and this is a (fun) learning experience.

Regards,
David

PS: Here is a pic of the final install, I had to remove the motor cover in order to fit everything, I just stuck it on the shelf in the shop. The Video from my data scanner is still uploading to photobucket it is 40% done. When it is finished I will post it.

Here is the video showing in graph form what is happening with the mas airflow sensor. Am I right in assuming the "safety valve" that I am seeing toggle is the Anti shutter valve?