Thinking about it. Is there not a finite amount o ftime per revolution that the "heat" is useful? Once that piston has descended past a certain point the push is gone. I guess that's where the diesel shine as it wants to keep building heat to light of the next charge. Or is it the squeeze that ignites it? Oh, well, at least I'm thinking about something other than my stupid shoulder...oops..too late. Rats. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II " I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens! " -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hmm, > > pyrometers are as close as the nearest diesel guys hotrod shop. > > Dash computer by any number of different companies will give you a fair read > on power levels too. > > Oh I was thinking more along the lines of largeish stuff that I'll > probably never do, like cam and carb/EFI changes in some controlled > setting. Though I bet at highway speeds at load tweaking ignition timing > while looking at the pyro would probably reveal something, but probably > a waste of time for me. > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list