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- From: hinz@bonfire (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: Carbon Buildup in engines ( valves ? ).....
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.091629.11026@mr.med.ge.com>
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- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 09:16:29 GMT
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- behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) writes:
- : In article <1992Jul22.073213.4161@mr.med.ge.com> hinz@bonfire (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987) writes:
- : >IMHO, the best way to clean the carbon off is to take a nice, long drive in
- : >the country, preferably along winding, scenic roads. After a few hundred
- : >miles, you should notice the improvement. I don't think injector cleaner
- : >would do anything for you; I don't know of anything to pour in the tank that
- : >will clean the carbon off. It's either burn it away through driving, or
- : >mechanically remove it.
- :
- : You're forgetting the old "pour water in the intake" trick. A small
- : stream and go enough on the throttle to keep the engine running and you'll
- : clean those cylinders right out.
- :
- Chris,
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- Thanks! I had never heard of this method, perhaps because I've always been a...
- shall we say..."enthusiastic" driver, so I hadn't run into the problem
- directly myself.
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- Speaking of water injection, what would that do for me on a turbocharged,
- intercooled car? Does the H2O raise the effective compression, or cool
- the incoming air (as the intercooler does), or what? I'm getting 175hp
- out of my car now (stock), would H2O injection be worth the effort?
- (I know that SAAB sells them as an optional accessory, or at least used to).
-
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- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
- SAAB - you get what you pay for; you pay (and pay, and pay) for what you get.
- hinz@picard.med.ge.com
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