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- From: csmith@plains.NoDak.edu (Carl Smith)
- Subject: Re: Gasoline differences?
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- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:28:08 GMT
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- In article <39670097@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> mtc@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Mark Cousins) writes:
- >In rec.autos.tech, kenny@osf.org (Kenneth Crudup) writes:
- >
- >>water flow- I don't grab the brake booster line!). I run the engine at 2k
- >>rpm, and lower the other end of my line so that it just touches the surface
- >>of the water in the container (use about 1/2 quart). The engine vacuum will
- >>suck the water up, and I regulate the flow, letting a little more in, but
- >
- >I've heard of something similar, but they used brake fluid. Comments?
-
- My uncle used to do this on his late 70's T-bird. When it started running
- rough he would just dump a little brake fluid right down the carb. The
- engine would sputter and run real rough for a few seconds, and spit out a
- lot of black smoke and grime, and when it recovered it would run a lot
- smoother and idle better...
-
- >>I assume your Honda has carburation; I have to find a mani vac line 'cuz I
- >>have fuel injection, but you should be able to slowly (a trickle) dribble
- >>water right down the carb throat.
- >
- >Yes -- the engine is carburated. I'll give this a try. Will any of the junk
- >loosened up and blown out the exhaust harm the cat-conv or anything?
-
- I can't comment on the cat. since the above mentioned t-bird had no
- cat, ox sensor, etc. I haven't dared try the above on my car for fear
- of plugging up the cat for fouling the ox sensor...
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