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But, why do you need yellow lights? The fog lights need not be yellow. ![]() Do Fog Lights Really Work?, Alaska Science Forum Look for images of fog lights from Warn, they are all white. Last edited by Samurai : 19th August 2010 at 17:24. | |
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| ![]() I am pretty surprised by these findings. I always thought that yellow had more penetrating ability in fog and snow. May be on a clear night, it has no additional value. Lemme try these and give a feedback. And thanks for all the info, and descriptive night shots of the spread pattern of the fog lamps. Just one query, a traffic cop has told me that it is not mandatory to cover the fog lamps as long as they are installed below the car headlamps. Anything above the height of the head lamps can be challaned. Is this info correct? Last edited by wanderhermit : 20th August 2010 at 00:14. |
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| ![]() I was under the impression that yellow lights offer better penetration and visibility in fog as well ![]() That said, I know that WARN, Roo lights, Lightforce etc. mostly have clear lenses, but then they also offer coloured filters for them. What are they for? My guess is:
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That's why you see the Delhi taxiwala's switch off their headlights and drive with only the parking lights on in fog ?? | |
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The primary headlights was creating a white wall in front of me. So I switched off the headlights, and turned on all the 4 work lamps which now play the role of fog lights in my Jeep. It worked beautifully ![]() I am typing this from the homestay in Somvarpet. The Bang bros on a 11 vehicle convoy in still on the way, they must be closing on Hunsur by now. Sachin and I reached Somvarpet around 10:45PM. My Jeep is having a small hickup, it is switching off if I stay in idle. Even while driving, if I come to neutral at a stop, and be in idle for few seconds, the engine switched off. Sachin says idle setting is low, it can be fixed in the fuel pump. Gotta find out how to do it, in the morning. | ||
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| ![]() Samurai is quite right. The theory used to be that long wave length yellow light penetrated water molecules better than other light of the visual spectrum. But, in fact, tests show that water vapor reflects all light equally, yellow is not better. An easy common sense test....fog is more-or-less white (clouds are white)...white is the color which reflects ALL wave lengths of the visual spectrum. Driving in the mountains in the monsoons where I am means driving in thick clouds sometimes. Taxis and commercial vehicles here use their yellow marker lights and "four-way" lights simply to save money on bulbs and to cut down on glare that full headlights give to oncoming traffic. The blinking seems also to get attention better from other drivers. In other countries, motorcyclists often install an oscillator in their headight(s) to make them blink rapidly just because other drivers on the road pay attention to blinking lights, giving motorcyclists some margin of safety. Most manufacturers of yellow fog lights use a tint of some kind over the lens in front of existing white light bulbs or they tint the bulbs themselves. The effect is to block light, wasting about 20% of the light produced. So, the use of yellow light does not help you see better and expends energy to no purpose. |
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Another symptom is I start losing power while climbing a hill. Say I am climbing in 2WD 2nd gear, normally the torque of my Jeep can take me flying up that hill, but I start losing power and stall the engine. And I am unable start even in 1st, despite using toe-heeling. This happened on the way to Pushpagiri Hills and back. I was forced to go 1st low in order to overcome the hill, on tarmac, at least 4 times. Then I took many incline roads (tarmac) in 2WD 1st gear instead of 2nd gear just to avoid the stall. There were certain trails near Mallali falls and Beedalli where 4WD is required. I didn't encounter any trouble in 4L since the rpms remain high. Since Sachin had shown me the way to increase the idle rpm, I decided to fix it while waiting in Beedalli, which is the starting point for trekkers into Pushpagiri hills. Here is the Bosch fuel pump. At first I had thought marker A is the bolt I need to adjust. But that is a fixed bolt, can't be moved. After some close observation, I realized I need to manipulate marker B bolt. The marker D is the solenoid switch which died on me last month while coming back from Coorg. ![]() So I loosened the bolt B and moved it along the curve and keep the idle at a higher acceleration. Notice the marker C bolt is mostly covered now. ![]() After this I thought I had solved the low idle problem. But the stalling while climbing was still bothering me. I didn't think that had anything to do with low idling speed. That stalling was happening even with a floored pedal, it is accompanied with falling oil pressure. Generally the oil pressure should hit 4 bar when the key is turned, even before cranking. But here it was only rising if I start the engine and floor the pedal. With the above problem in hand, I enter bisle ghat. Yes, I am a sucker for Jeep trouble. ![]() Since Bisle ghat consists of very very twisty roads, I started having this problem in every turn. Finally I stopped at the only section where I get signal and called Sachin and told him the problem. He quickly checked with the mechanic and then asked me to check the oil level, which was normal. After the rebuild, the electronic fuel pump had been misbehaving, probably because it was idle for 4.5 months. Even the Coorg mechanic had complained about having issues with it. Later the Udupi mechanic too found it defective and finally replaced it with EFP from a FC truck. Now Sachin+Mechanic concluded that EFP must be the culprit again. In other words, it is not a grave problem, the vehicle can be driven although in a limp mode. I was advised to pull, push and drag it back home somehow. Not a challenge for a Jeeper, ![]() After refueling at Subramanya, I didn't have any stalling problem for first 100kms. After that it started stalling again very 5-6kms or so whenever I slow down to downshift. Now I started improvising, instead of stopping, I used to fully press the clutch and then release it, achieving a jump start. After a few times I took mercy on the clutch and started stopping again after every stall. The only silver lining to the whole episode was, I could start in 2-3 cranks after every stall. Now for the dumb questions: 1) Why the heck do I have a electronic fuel pump? 2) Can't the Bosch FIP do the whole job? 3) What should I do to throw away the electronic fuel pump? I have been told that the FIP needs to be recalibrated, etc. But I want to understand the full function of the diesel Jeep FIP, and how it works, and why it needs the crutch of EFP sometimes. | |
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Samurai, Dont know whether you have tried this. Please try the steps in bullet points below if you haven't. I had encountered exactly same issue with one of my Ex-MM540 with XDP4.90 engine after a full body rebuild and painting where the Jeep was parked for about 2 months during heavy monsoons. Same hiccups like your Jeep and engine stalling at irregular intervals and occassions. Tried everything possible and never resolved it.Finally the culprit was identified. Which was very simple. A clogged Fuel tank, clogged fuel line and clogged fuel filters which was restricting fuel to the FIP. I cleaned it as mentioned below and the issue was resolved immediately.
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| ![]() Samurai, May be dumb questions, and you might have already tried these. 1) Is the Jeep stalling all of a sudden or after some misfires and Jerks? 2) Did you notice any excessive smoke from Exhaust just before stalling? 3) If yes, what is the color of smoke? 4) When did you last changed your Diesel filter? 5) Is your oil pressure gauge dropping suddenly, or gradually? 6) Did you try connecting the pump directly without the solenoid? FIP calibration is a good idea if you haven't done it already. But only after checking everything else i mentioned. Some DIY. 1) Remove the disel filter bolts, and check if you have dirt in Primary and Secondary filter. Replace with brand new filters. 2) Remove the fuel line banjo Joint from Diesel filter side. 3) Remove the fuel line from Diesel tank side. 4) A strong Blow from the the diesel filter side and fix it back 5) Clean the tank as shibu Mentioned. Thanks --Sree-- |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hi Sharath, I faced a similar problem while driving back from AKC/EXAMM. Though it was not as frequent as yours. There are 2 culprits i) Pump Switch (Solenoid) ii) Fuel Filter Lift Pump and Cover (has a one-way Valve). I replaced the lift pump in Hubli and managed to reach Chennai, where I changed the Fuel Filter Assy. The very next day I had to change the FIP pump switch. Regards, Arka |
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| ![]() Samu get the pump and injectors calibrated proper. Replace the filters and do a clean up of full fuel line. If you can remove and bring it to BLR, nothing like Vijaya diesel for the job. EDIT: They will check everything and set it up proper, you just need to carry it back and install. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Sharat - I got my FIP re-caliberated/serviced at a Bosch authorized center in my town near Bangalore. It cost me 2K. In my case, though the mechanic was able to install back the 4 inj's and FIP ASAP, he could not get the idle right, even the black smoke was still present. I drove back to the Bosch guy and the chief engineer came and within 2 minutes tuned the FIP to perfection. While the 2-3 nuts need to be properly adjusted for Idle, the whole FIP itself needed proper alignment to be fit correctly into the mount. Please check with the autho Bosch person, the mech can Only get it half right. |
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| ![]() Dear Sharath - the screw "A" can be moved a little to change the idle speed by unlocking the nut with a size 10 spanner. Moving bolt "B' achieves the same thing but not recommended. From all the data, I understand that your FIP is not of CJ340 but from an FJ/FC vehicle with XDP4.90 engine. If so, it is necessary to put the original one back and after it works properly, to just leave it alone. I totally agree with Santosh's opinion. Let Bosch handle it in totality, otherwise the vehicle will not run properly. Also, please check the integrity and cleanliness of the fuel system. A little bit of water in the fuel will cause all sorts of problems. I have been fortunate to be able to conduct such tests by actually adding some water in the fuel system and the results were very similar to what you are experiencing. Best regards, Behram Dhabhar |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Some modern vehicle have sedimenters to separate water from fuel. Maybe with your kind of usage, and fuel quality, it may be a good ideal to spend money on such an sedimenter. |
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