Throttle-by-Wire

[mike beebe]

the powerstroke does not use an injection pump. it controls an electric 
solenoid in the injector that stops oil flow through it force it to 
pressurize the fuel and popping the injector open. so it is rather easy to 
control the diesel with TBW.


From: "Programmer" <nwester at eidnet.org>
>Reply-To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
>Subject: Re: Throttle-by-Wire
>Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 17:58:24 -0700
>
>Ok...for the nit-picky folks out there, the Powerstroke is "drive by 
>wire,or
>accelerator by wire, or fuel by wire, or...". Either way you look at it,
>there's no direct
>link between injection pump and accelerator pedal.
>
>So as my daughter would say ... "whatever" !!
>
>Cadillac ran a ISC motor based on computer inputs...and this system alone
>could put your car into the wall on an icy road if it malfunctioned. It
>physically pushed the throttle linkage. I don't think you'd get me into a
>TBW gas job without my steady hand on the key.
>
>Lyndon
>
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hermann" <bearbvd at mindspring.com>
>To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
>Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 12:21 PM
>Subject: RE: Throttle-by-Wire
>
>
> > TBW is indeed a tricky thing to do right. Thing is--I would _seriously_
> > question the qualifications of the OEM's to be doing it right long 
>before
>I
> > would question the qualification of _some_ of the folks here !!
> >
> > And, the TBW on a Power Stroke diesel isn't particularly relevant, all 
>it
> > controls is fuel, no (air) throttle on a diesel, remember !!
> >
> > Greg (PID= Proportional, Integral, Differential, or would you rather 
>work
> > with Fourier or La Place transforms?)
> >
> >
> > 
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