Exhaust gas temp would show you how well each cylinder fires. This is not hard to do and as you said just look at an airplane cockpit and there you will see a exhuast gas temp gauge. and the ability to change the fuel mixture Bob Donalds Boston Engine
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:58 PM Subject: "enough" vs "too much" monitoring, was: permanent fuel pressure gauge
> > Maybe we should monitor every electrical connection back to lights on > the dash board. One for each injector, and a meter on each sensor. > Please, I beg of you, stop putting such good ideas into my crazy, crazy brain.. :) I think I want a window into each cylinder too, with a camera pointing at each, so I can monitor detonation... But on that note, what constitutes too much information? I'm pretty sure oil temp and pressure gauges cover the major operating variables missing from the stock system, but my little O2 sensor gauge allows me to watch my engine misfire subtly but regularly, explaining my low gas mileage... Look in the cockpit of even a small airplane, though, and you have gauges for EVERYTHING. Where do you draw the line? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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