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From: greg@isrnix.UUCP (Gregory Travis)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Internal Steam Clean (and others)
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Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 12:22:02 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  4 12:22:02 1985
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I would think that pouring water down the carb throat(s) might be very
dangerous.  Depending on the quantity of water you might risk warping
the head or cracking the block from thermal shock.  The rule about
only adding water to a hot radiator if the engine is running came from
somewhere you know!

Old radial engines in airplanes had a 'water-injection'
system that the pilot could engage for a burst of power - the idea was
to temporarily convert from a gasoline engine to a gasoline/steam engine
(which is why cars tend to run a bit better on misty/rainy days). 
However, the quantity of water used was small and it was atomized
into the combustion chamber.

On another note - does anyone know why USED motor oil is supposed to
be such a great rust inhibitor (apart from oil's ability to simply
displace water)?  My '70 Volvo 145 is beginning to rust in crevices
on the body (under floormats, in gas tank compartment, etc..) and
short of welding new metal I want to at least slow the rust to a
negligible pace (some of it is in very difficult to get to places - hence
my desire for something I can simply spray at the rust).  Anyone have
some good ideas?


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    Gregory R. Travis
    Institute for Social Research - Indiana University - Bloomington, In
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