[Land-speed] Fuel Injector Testing #2--Adendum

[drmayf]

It's viscor 16B test calibration fluid.  I don't have the spec yet  but 
I will find it somewhere even if I have to get with the mfg.  I think it 
costs an arm and a leg.

mayf
Dale Krumheuer wrote:

> This may be a little too late and really no solution to your query.
> I tried doing a search for the specs in the photo at www dot 
> cruzinperformance dot com  /injsteps.html but didn't find anything of 
> value. Photo indicates 16B calibration fluid then another line CF 
> 16B-5 etc.
> Perhaps someone recognizes the standards and has more input for you ?
> Again, no solution, just thinking... (always dangerous)
> All the best,
> Dale K
> Cleveland OH
>
>
>
>  It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of 
> wisdom to listen.
> ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 5/12/10, drmayf /<drmayf at mayfco.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: drmayf <drmayf at mayfco.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Fuel Injector Testing #2--Adendum
>     To: jgmagoo at comcast.net
>     Cc: "land-speed-digest" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
>     Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 10:02 PM
>
>     JG, we are thinking along the same lines with a few differences.   I
>     will use my hardware in the loop simulator to run the cars efi
>     electronics That provides the drive for the injectors just as if I
>     was
>     making a run. I can stop at any rpm and any engine load and gather
>     samples. I want to get a set of 8 samples at a time so I can do a
>     direct
>     comparison of the fuel mass per unit time or rpm  Instead of volume
>     measurement, since injectors are rated in pounds per hour, I will
>     use a
>     scale to make a weight measurement on the sample jars. I was thinking
>     some pint mason jars, lol.   If I use gasoline it will be via long
>     extension hoses outside the shop.  I have a 5 gallon can of mineral
>     spirits that may be the working fluid, however. Hopefully less
>     flamable
>     and it will also clean the  injectors.
>
>     Thanks for th eideas!
>
>     mayf
>     jgmagoo at comcast.net wrote:
>
>     >Mayf,
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >Re-read my previous post and it dawned on me (duh!) that the
>     inside diameter
>     >of the vinyl tubing would not be consistant enough to get an accurate
>     >reading.B  (double duh!)
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >Put a plug in the bottom of each tube, starting out with the
>     tube(s) empty.B
>     >After each test open the petcock(s) and drain the gasolineB into
>     a graduated
>     >beaker to measure the amount of gasoline dispensed by each injector.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >With this method, possibly just one catch-tube could be used.B 
>     It would be
>     >slower, but probably just as accurate.B B  A length of white PVC
>     tubing could
>     >also be used as transparancy of the tube would no longer be an
>     issue using
>     >this measurement method.