Worst Mileage Ever

That's right this works out to 17.7 MPG. I got 4 miles less per gallon than my car gets all on its own! The reasons are clear and they all come back to me: As I posted earlier I could see that the car was not doing as well as it should - but did I disconnect the negative terminal from the battery for half an hour to let the computer reset again? Nope - I didn't want to deal with having to reset the radio stations and the clock. OMG did that lazy attitude come back to bite me in the behind - especially when I just paid more per gallon than ever. Also, I was waiting for the overwhelming heat to go away so that I could install the MAP Sensor Enhancer, so I didn't go in to fill the tank until that was done - meaning that I paid more and and at the same time had to buy more. Sure I knew the cost of gas was going up - because these days it's always going up. All in all - painful.

On the other hand, I did get the Enhancer installed yesterday. Just to be on the safe side of getting things in order, while I did the installation I did disconnect the battery. There was some mention in the instructions that I got of disconnecting the upstream Oxygen sensor - but I couldn't figure out how to do that other than pulling the electrical line off - which amounts to the same thing. Reason: I want to put the spacer on and I'm waiting until I talk to my mechanic to see if he can tell me how to do that without wrecking it. (I'll report later on that.)

What I did do was get the MAP Enhancer online and working! As you might surmise - I am fairly well proud of myself. Choosing the correct wire seemed a real problem but once I got it - I got it. I can tell that it's doing what it's supposed to do by a very simple test. First I followed the directions for tuning it and found that spot for my car that works best. Then, while the car was sitting at an idle I flicked the setting from Enhanced to Factory. There is a very noticeable difference in the engine. It is unmistakable. I did it right. I expect that that difference will show up the next time I fill up ( and I won't be waiting so long until I do that - because I'm dying to see the results). It's all I can do to keep myself from just going out and driving around, but I'm really not all that willing to demonstrate how stupid I can be:-)

Another thing that I did while I was installing the Enhancer is that I took another look at the "T" connection for the vacuum lines connected to the Electrolyzer - I noticed that one of them appeared to be loose. It was - which certainly may be responsible for the terrible mileage. I just don't know. Still, I took a close look and realized that the Universal T is designed in a way that each end narrows further and further so that it can accept all sizes of lines. What this means is that for my car I had lines that didn't need to be as small at the ends as these were - so I cut them off with wire cutter and reamed them clean with an Exact-o blade. What this should mean is that I will get more vacuum pulling the HHO into the manifold.

I'm realizing more and more that each little thing is important. As always I'm learning at each step and with any luck you will be able to avoid the pitfalls through my missteps.

I'm getting to it...

The fact is that even though I have the equipment I don't have a place in the shade to work in and sad but true the heat is too much to deal with. Out in it for ten minutes and literally felt nauseous! Generally I love the heat, but this is beyond anything. They say that it'll cool down later tonight, so tomorrow looks like the install day. Looked in the package and realized that I'd only ordered 1 Oxygen Sensor Spacer even though I knew I needed 2! Rats. I have the other one on order. I will install the one I have along with putting in the MAP Enhancer. Once I have those on the car I'll go put gas in it and I can tell that I've been wasting gas on this run. Hopefully my mistakes and falters will help the rest of you to avoid those things... Maybe not. Anyway, I'll report again as soon as I get things in order.

And on... and on...

Well, I haven't filled up yet but I can make a pretty good guess that the mileage is not where I want it to be. I do have the MAP Sensor Enhancer in my possession and have spent several days looking at it (it's just my style to do it this way) and rounding up information on how to install it properly. I would have put it on today, but frankly it was just too damned hot out there ( a humid 96 degrees). Maybe tomorrow. Also, I have a couple of Oxygen sensor spacers coming in a day or so (hopefully Monday). Once I've installed everything I'll come back and reveal the mileage from this fill up and will zero out to be ready for the next one... The next one should be the real deal.

By the way I ordered my MAP Enhancer from a guy named Vernon Minton. The link on his name will take you to his website. I wanted to mention that there are people out there who might sell you one of these gadgets for a little less, but this is a guy who went the extra mile to help me to understand how to hook the darned thing up. Certainly a person worth knowing. His work, by the way, has every appearance and feel of the highest quality. Highly recommended.

I'll be back.

Did it Again!

It's a fact! I was able to duplicate my first results which of course lead me to be so persistent in trying to work this technology out. As you can see I traveled 89.4 miles on 3.51 gallons of gas which means I got 25.47 MPG but it's even better than it looks because the last 2 miles or so I was in lots of stand-still traffic in Manhattan and I had the AC on. On top of that the car sat idling (again with the AC on) when some bozo ran into me and tried to drive off. (Everybody's fine) Well, the cops stopped him and I had to fill out all the usual rigmarole papers and blah-blah-blah. Why you ask was the car idling with the AC on? My lovely and beautiful wife Georgina was with me, and she needed it. 'Nuff said?

Anyway this is a real victory. What I want to see now is a consistent gain each and every time. That means that I need to put the MAP sensor on and figure out the oxygen sensor... There is a complexity to this, but I notice that once I get past my hesitation at doing something new - it becomes easy and natural.

If you want to check this technology out for yourself - this is the link

Yes, I do make money when you use the link to buy the books, but I would not encourage you to buy them unless I felt good about the product. Up until now I've felt good about it. Now, I feel great about it.

I encourage anyone to buy the books - buy the parts and begin your own local green revolution. I expect that as time goes on I will figure out how to do even better. I will begin to understand the technology in ways that I've not reached yet. My goals? The same as yours: to be free from Big Oil, to live on a healthy planet, to create a better future for my children.

Ahmmm Er Ah ...Hmmm

My last tank of gas (a couple of days ago) netted me even less mileage that the one before that (like 18mpg!). Frankly it was so bad that I wanted to lie about it here - but that's not what this is about is it? Really, if I'd not seen the initial results I'd be in the dumps about this... However, I've been in contact with the people on the w4g forum and they assure me that all is well and that what has happened is that the computer in the car has detected the fact of something that it sees as being a problem re: I AM NOT USING ENOUGH GAS! - so it is working to compensate. Crazy no? Well, what I've done to test this out is I disconnected my negative terminal on the battery for 30 minutes and then reconnected. This is supposed to reset the computer. In the meanwhile I've ordered the MAP sensor and await its arrival. That device is supposed to take care of the problem once and for all and enable the car to make even further use of the HHO device. I'll keep you informed...

J

If you want to check this technology out for your self - this is the link

Oh-Oh Something's Gone Wrong

Based on my commitment to testing this technology in a public way I'm obligated to report that this week things just don't look as good as my first weeks results. Since I was stumped I went to the online forum provided by Water4Gas for us members. What follows is a copy/paste of my communication with them:

My car is a 1997 Honda Civic. I installed the electrolyzer about two weeks ago. As noted in the description I recorded an immediate jump from 21mpg to 26mpg but today when I filled up it was down to 22mpg.-( Also, I'm seeing a much greater loss of water in the unit than I expected: just in this week traveling about 85 miles I lost half the water volume.

One other thing (though I have no idea if this has anything to do with anything) - I did discover that the negative terminal on the unit was slightly loose and I did tighten it up as I refilled with fresh distilled water and baking soda.
Just looking for advice. I've seen the possible results, and I'm totally jazzed about this tech. Now I'm looking for ongoing results that I can feel fully and confidently willing to share with others.
I get it: Water is Fuel,

J

Moderator: [i]sounds like you are making too much heat and boiling the water and injecting steam and not H.H.O.. Lower the baking soda and try again, or make sure the jar is not getting too much heat from the engine as well.[/i]

Me: That makes sense - I think that it must be the baking soda as I'm pretty sure that the jar is fairly well away from engine heat. I'll be making that adjustment first thing in the morning. I've been using a teaspoon of baking soda so I'll go for half that amount and see what happens. I love the combination of art and science. It appeals to me. Thanks so much for the information. I feel encouraged.

Moderator: [i]Also are you using a o2 sensor adjuster and a map adjuster as well?[/i]

Me: The truth is that I've haven't taken either of those steps yet. As it is I bought an assembled unit about two months ago, and didn't do anything with it other that taking it out of the box and looking at it - while I read over the materials. Even though I didn't think that anyone was lying to me I found that I just couldn't believe in any of this until I tested it out for myself, but I didn't want it to be proven false so... Well you see the dilemma that I put myself in:-) As of last week (when I got 26mpg) I began taking steps to gather the other items - so that I can take this thing all the way - and I won't be waiting any two months after I get them to put them to work on my car.

j

If you want to check this technology out for your self - this is the link

Bingo!

I thought it only fitting to show the figures on the pump when I completed my fill-up this afternoon. Again this doesn't prove anything but I thought to show it would be better than not.

What I do notice on all of the receipts that they never fail to tell me to have a nice day and the reality of that is pretty much to give me a kiss with it - if you know what I mean...

The next photo is the one that I think that you'll agree - makes a difference.

...and there you have it.

69.7 miles divided by 2.666 =

26.1 mpg

in my 1997 H0nda Civic that currently smokes a bit in the mornings, but has otherwise been a fine car. Very zippy. It's a stick shift and as you can see it only has 85 thousand miles on it. Here's a little something that I figured out.

If I can get 26 mpg instead of 21 (and it's pretty clear that I can) - that will mean that for every full tank of 13.6 gallons I will be able to travel an extra 68 miles per tank which represents a savings of nearly $10.50 per tank at the price I paid today $4.02 - oh sorry right - that's $4.01 and 9/10ths - and all this time I've been fooled by that oh so very clever pricing statement.

Please note that I've not yet taken a road trip, and it's pretty clear that mileage on the highway should be significantly better - right? Yes, I am excited and have started to to work with a mechanic here in my neighborhood who will supply me with shop space to install these systems into cars right here in NYC.

I will continue to post mileage stats here at each opportunity. I promise to report both the good and the bad, although so far I've only experienced the good.

New York City - We have lift off!