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- From: leonglaw@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Lawrence Leong)
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 09:58:24 GMT
- Subject: Re: Carbon Buildup in engines ( valves ? ).....
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- Organization: HP Singapore
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- In rec.autos.tech, eap@leland.Stanford.EDU (Eric Perozziello) writes:
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- [stuff deleted]
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- |
- |Anyway, to answer the original poster's question about how to get rid of
- |it, yes, a long HARD drive is good. If that doesn't work, I have a method
- |I've used for years, and it works: Take about 1 qt of water and slowly
- |dribble it into the intake airstream of the hot, running engine. it
- |may take 15 minutes to use all the water- set the idle fast if you desire.
- |You can try this over and over. Try running the engine hard between
- |doses (up hills at full throttle). The next best thing is 1). install
- |a water injection system, or 2). disassmeble and clean!
- |
- |-Eric
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- I haven't heard of this trick before. What's the principle behind it? Is the
- water supposed to turn to superheated steam and somehow remove the carbon?
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- What will happen if you let in too much water too fast?
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- Can you remove the filter and dribble the water in?
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- How about twin carbs?
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- curious...
- lawrence
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