Davidoff
New member
Hi folks. I've just bought a 20 year old Swift Kon-tiki 640/6 motor home based on a Fiat Ducato chassis with a 2.5TD engine, and I'm going to need some help. I've never owned a motor home before, much less a diesel, and I'm stunningly ignorant about both. Being of a practical nature, I've found my way around the cab and have fixed a few problems in the habitation area, but the engine is going to be a problem for me. Give me a petrol engine, and I'm fine, but diesel is a dark and smelly mystery to me.
First problem, and most important is the lack of power from this 96bhp engine, and poor fuel consumption. In the past, I would have lifted the head, penny topped the valves, and gas flowed and polished the inlet ports and combustion chambers, but have my doubts that a diesel engine would benefit from this. So anything anyone can tell me that might help me improve performance will be gratefully received.
First problem, and most important is the lack of power from this 96bhp engine, and poor fuel consumption. In the past, I would have lifted the head, penny topped the valves, and gas flowed and polished the inlet ports and combustion chambers, but have my doubts that a diesel engine would benefit from this. So anything anyone can tell me that might help me improve performance will be gratefully received.
