Long day, but got in a little MH44 EFI tuning.

David G

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I worked on the garden and other things most of the day, but got about an hour in on the MH44 tuning.

The fuel tables are a two dimensional array with RPM on the x axis and load % on the Y axis. It was idling good but stumbling real bad under load. I opened up the top end quite a bit and it runs a lot better.

I added a push button hooked to the injector, so give it a quick squirt when starting cold. There is a table that enriches the mixture while it is warming up.

I am really missing having a dyno, and am at the point of having someone ride with me and look at the readings while I use it. The tractor runs best at 12.8 AFR, 14.7 is ideal, and it starts missing if I bring it up. I am thinking about turning autotune on with a setting of 12.8, and see how it runs.
 
You are probably pretty close with an air/fuel ratio of 12.8:1 for under load. Automotive engines richen the mixture under load , O2 sensors will read about .8V , with .5 being equal to the optimum 14.7:1 which is what they aim for at cruise and idle. You need the extra fuel for a safety margin to keep combustion chamber temp down under load, if it gets too lean under load, you melt pistons. I have been watching your progress on this for awhile , you have way more patience than I do. A dyno would make your life easier. I work in a Ford dealership and curse the new technology some days , and enjoy my old tractors for their technological simplicity. You seem to be doing just the opposite. Good luck on your project.
 
What part of the world are you in? If Northern Indiana, could help you with the dyno. email open
joe
 

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