Jon White Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 hahahahahaha well my trucks all green again now thanks! I tried mine a couple of months ago in the pond at Slab and had water right up over the bonnet without any sign of a misfire. I even managed to stall it in the middle (dont ask) and it re-started instantly in the middle of the lake, first turn of the key. As to the heater I blame landrover poxy wire colours all matched up, I wired it up and the fan ran. It never crossed my mind it would run backwards.........still we could say alot about a certain person hybrid couldnt we that blew fuses all the time due to the shocking electrics! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 still we could say alot about a certain person hybrid couldnt we that blew fuses all the time due to the shocking electrics!Jon It always crosses my mind when I see these threads, that you two blokes have each got far more dirt on the other one's cockups than could ever be posted on any forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 ROTFLMAO Ah, but he will, when we write the 'Janet & John' book of 'HFH automotive electronics' Ian I will freely admit right now that this would be a short book Very Short Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 It always crosses my mind when I see these threads, that you two blokes have each got far more dirt on the other one's cockups than could ever be posted on any forum I suppose most call it "friendly banter"........... Nige takes the biscuit though - when he cocks things up he does it in style.........scampi and chips anyone? Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Erm I was also thinking of a cetain "Winch Challenege" on the IOW. Having reversed and winched up a bank of sand taking far too long..... Erm, I ran out of petrol <cough> having to send Jons Girlfriend shopping with a can I am sure this had a a bearing on us coming 2nd Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 And do we need to mention Jon rolling his truck in the car park at Brick Kiln I just couldn't resist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Yeah - thanks for that will.........I wonder if Nigel's cat is still waterproof........its pouring here........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Congrats Nige - finally dragged your truck kicking & screaming into the 21st century Does this mean I can have my dizzy & Aldon back now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat Nev Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Nige, Well done. You should have of course gone the whole hog and fitted MS................. Nev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Nev - I tried to tell him mind you, now he has to get more fuel in to keep up with the big sparks I reckon the Lucas is on borrowed time Plus (amazingly) Nige has managed to do something electronic without setting fire to his truck or blowing his engine up - there'll be no stopping him now although let's hope he doesn't take the same approach to soldering as he does to welding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 That'll be becasue i wired it up casue he's too frightened to bother trying to understand it himself!!! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 Erm Wiring Yeah.......... "Gods Knitting" All I can say in reply is And its all true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 That'll be becasue i wired it up casue he's too frightened to bother trying to understand it himself!!!Jon So it's not all wired up using welder cable then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I had the pleasure off seeing GeoffB's EDIS installation at the weekend. Very impressed with the smooth running. Deffo one for the wish list. One question though. Nigel - why did you make the toothed wheel from scratch, rather than modding a transit piece like Geoff ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggy Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 A PC running XP serial port so you can connect to the ECU to play with the Ignition MAP Sorry is that "a PC running XP with a serial port" or is serial port a software program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 A serial port, as in RS-232. You can get USB-to-serial adapters for pennies for laptops without serial ports, but results are varied. Best bet is a ~£100-250 Panasonic Toughbook off of eBay, luckily my work laptop is a toughbook although I did have to explain to the boss how I got mud on the last one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 One question though. Nigel - why did you make the toothed wheel from scratch, rather than modding a transit piece like Geoff ? Reason 1 Cos I hadn't seen what Geoff had done mit lump of transit, otherwise I may have gone that route too Reason 2. My Trigger wheel is 6mm plate, transit is 1.5mm Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggy Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 A serial port, as in RS-232. You can get USB-to-serial adapters for pennies for laptops without serial ports, but results are varied.Best bet is a ~£100-250 Panasonic Toughbook off of eBay, luckily my work laptop is a toughbook although I did have to explain to the boss how I got mud on the last one As far as I know both my desk tops and my laptop have serial ports whether they work I have no idea So if I took a ecu out it's a simple job of the two being connected with a serial cable. Laptop one end Ecu the other so what software is required? I don't have a ecu or the need to do this it just a fact finding session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Reason 1Cos I hadn't seen what Geoff had done mit lump of transit, otherwise I may have gone that route too You really should pay more attention Nige Reason 2.My Trigger wheel is 6mm plate, transit is 1.5mm Only 1mm actually - which just happens to sandwich nicely between the harmonic damper and pulley stack I take it there wasn't room for more anything more than 6mm? As far as I know both my desk tops and my laptop have serial ports whether they work I have no ideaSo if I took a ecu out it's a simple job of the two being connected with a serial cable. Laptop one end Ecu the other so what software is required? I don't have a ecu or the need to do this it just a fact finding session Are you certain they have serial ports? Desktops are still quite likely to have them, but they're pretty rare on laptops these days. They look very similar to video ports... There are two or three different software packages on the Megasquirt site - Megatune (windows only) and Megatunix (runs on pretty much anything) are the main ones, there is also at least a Palm variant. Megatunix is far slicker looking and seems to be more robust, but I find Megatune more useful as you can edit things offline then upload them to the ECU. Megatune does crash sometimes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Reason 1Cos I hadn't seen what Geoff had done mit lump of transit, otherwise I may have gone that route too Reason 2. My Trigger wheel is 6mm plate, transit is 1.5mm Nige So if I was to show you this link you'd really kick yourself ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 For a V8 (not sure if all pulleys are the same) I FINALLY ended up with 150mm OD 68.and a bit ID, John Ws is a better fit at 155mm, mine is actually a tad undersize, so fitting the VR Sensor was a bit more of a pain as I had to turn up the back bit I was going to bin, and use it as a spacing washer - erm actaully used 2 in the end ! 1mm ? even worse MegaJolt - all the software (simple to use) is free and on the site needs Xp and a serial port. John has an earlier version of the software which apparently is better as its more stable (mine needs closing and opening if you switch engine off etc) Just awaiting a date for the rolling road, hopefully next week see what Mark Adams can do to it Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 So if I took a ecu out it's a simple job of the two being connected with a serial cable. Laptop one end Ecu the other so what software is required? Yes - Software is free from the MegaSquirt site, serial cables are easily available or easily made, 3-core mains flex will do nicely for the authentic HfH over-engineering feel MegaTune is the Windows version. MegaTunix, as the name suggests, was written for Unix / Linux and has been compiled for several different applications. I'm trying to persuade my mate to compile a version for the GameBoy Advance as it would rock having one of those as a dashboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 To you guys that have made/bought/adapted the trigger wheels - - how did you index it to the correct position? is there a keyway? - from the link that Moglite posted, which would you go for? 5.75", 6.5" / solid, slotted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Nope. Read the megajolt page and it'll explain how to align it. Basically needs to be so many degrees on from TDC as related to the crankshaft sensor position. Mines 155mm dia IIRC. As Nige found out none of the bought ones are an ideal fit. Mines slotted to allow adjustment such that you can get the timing spot on. HTH Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 I am afriad I was involved in heavy "3 Bear engineering" ie 1st : too big 2nd centre screwed up 3rd Just right (well no not 100% but near a ****ing Nuff ) I did 37 teeth, then ground out the 37th, leaves 36 and a space, and it was a !"£$%^&*() pig to do Then to the lathe and a centre weas done, all in all a silly amount of hours. Now the real Q is could a 3 phase CNC punch be fitted to a SP supply in a 3 bed semi cheaply too Ah well there yer go............. Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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