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Article #260Re: Top End (Combustion chamber) Cleaner
From: ems
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1985 19:44
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1985 19:44
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> Followup: RE: fighting ping/deposits with the "internal (steam) clean".
>
> I posted the original article in complete seriousness. The trick does work
> in some situations. ...
>
> Pouring water down the carb of a running motor won't hurt anything; at the
> worst you'll flood it and have to wait a while.
>
It is true that the process *USUALLY* doesn't hurt anything, but
be careful. A friend once decided to try water injecting his chevy
by hanging a hose from a bucket into the air cleaner. The vacuum
sucked in a great deal more water than he expected. The result?
The piston could not compress a cylinder full of water. The engine
stopped with great vigor. After removing the plugs and draining
the water, we got it restarted. It seemed to have a rod knock
after that ...
--
E. Michael Smith ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems
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