Date   : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:43:57 +0000
From   : itonks@... (Ian Tonks)
Subject: Using a Beeb for engine monitoring

On 21/11/2010 5:20 PM, Alex Taylor wrote:
> On 21 November 2010 15:16, J.G.Harston<jgh@...>  wrote:
>
>> It does have an ECU, with various input and output signals that I
>> might be able to play with.
> It's interesting that someone should mention this. I've got a couple
> of cars completely devoid of electronics - i.e. carburettors, manual
> chokes, points ignition and so on. I've often wondered if such things
> as universal fuel flow and speed sensors can be bought separately, in
> order to create a trip computer with a realtime MPG readout. In a
> weird swerve of on-topicness, I'd want to create this using one of
> Sprow's MiniBs, linked to a serial-port LCD display.
>
Jaycar are a good place to look for automotive add-on kits (that'll be 
www.jaycar.com). I believe most sensors are analogue, reasonably 
standard and can be picked up on ebay or breakers yards. That said, on 
an old engine with a distributor, just monitoring the ignition would be 
very useful...