Caring for the clear coat on your car is not easy with all the challenges our cars face every day. After all, we are merely one shopping cart away from permanent damage. To properly maintain the clear coat of your car you need to keep a good coat of wax and sealant on it. This may not sound like a big deal, but the way in which you wax your car does matter, as you can damage the clear coat if you do not do it properly.

For instance, if you hire an auto detail who does not know how to use a buffer, or does not use the right type of application pad when putting on the wax, he can actually damage your car's clearcoat rather than helping you protect it. Also if you go to a carwash and the brushes are not clean they can cause tiny scratches in the clearcoat, which can start the clearcoat decaying.

It's best to wash the car with soap and water by hand using a lamb's wool mitt, gently removing the dirt, then carefully chamois off the remaining water. When completing the job it makes sense to inspect to make sure there is no damage to the clear coat of your car, and then applying a coat of wax. There are special clear-coat-waxes made that are also sealant coatings, many of these are specially made for clear-coat cars.

Once you have a strong sealant coat on your car it makes sense to wax it with regular wax many times over again. This will protect your car from scratches and therefore, protect your automobile's clear-coat from harm. Please consider all this.

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HHO gas generators, fuel cells and car kits can help increase gas mileage. As gasoline or petrol spirals out of control you may be looking at gas alternatives to help reduce costs of operating a vehicle. What if there was and HHO gas plans were available for a car or truck and worked with diesel fuel?

HHO gas has also been called browns gas or hydroxy and has been used for welding applications. HHO gas is one of the best methods to improve gas mileage. HHO generators are sometimes called hydrogen cells or hydrogen on demand but actually produce two gases; oxygen and hydrogen. What you should expect is less pollution from the exhaust of your vehicle.

HHO gas is produced from a process called electrolysis which converts water to hydrogen and oxygen. You probably have seen the HHO car on the news and used for welding but the point here is you get a lot of energy from water with this process and end up with a hybrid water car. You will be supplementing you petrol or gas which should result in increased mileage.

HHO gas should help you see savings of 15 – 40 % or in some cases more including possible increases in horse power and acceleration. Did you ever see this from you favorite gas supplement? You may find Free HHO plans but only the best plans should be used because they often have the detail and pictures you need to properly install the device under the hood of your car or truck.

An HHO generator or car kit is easy to build and should make a nice day or weekend project. A HHO car kit will easily fit under the hood of most cars or trucks and should only take a few hours to install. Once installed it only takes a few minutes of maintenance a month to check the water and catalyst.

It is not uncommon to see free HHO gas plans missing a few details. The best HHO generators plans will show you in detail and have a parts list with pictures and step by step instructions. Very little engine modifications are required. Avoid spending hundreds or thousands on a commercial HHO car kit do it for much less with a good set of plans.

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SET UP

Use care when handling cylinders. A hoist or other equipment must be used for heavier items.
1. Place cylinder on test stand.
2. Install correct fittings into ports.
3. Attach hoses to ports.
4. Set relief valve to operating pressure of cylinder.

STANDARD TEST

Make sure that the relief valve is set for the appropriate level. Fill cylinder with oil by alternately introducing oil into the extend and retract ports. Inspect all parts of the cylinder for leaks or damage.

5. Fully extend rod.

6. Check extend length to print.

7. Wipe rod.

8. Inspect rod for scratches or other damage.

9. Fully retract.

10. Check retracted length to print.

11. Pressurize retract/rod end port to relief pressure and hold.

12. Check for leaks around rod seal, head seal, port welds.

PISTON BYPASS INSPECTION

This test is to determine whether oil is leaking past the piston seals. Such a leak would allow the cylinder to drift while in operation.

13. Check for bypass over piston.

1. Disconnect hose from extend/base port (while retract/rod port is still pressurized).
2. Check for oil flow from extend/base port (should be none).
3. Reconnect hose to extend/base port.

14. Fully extend and pressurize extend/base port to relief pressure and hold.

15. Check for leaks around base and port welds.

16. Check for bypass over piston.

1. Disconnect hose from retract/rod end port.
2. Check for oil flow from retract/rod end port (should be none).
3. Reconnect hose to retract/rod end port.

COMPLETE TEST

Clean up and send to paint booth.

17. Fully retract with air pressure only.

18. Remove hoses and fittings.

19. Turn cylinder over to drain excess oil.

20. Plug ports.

21. Stamp with inspector number when complete and satisfactory.

22. Complete test report.

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