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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Top End (Combustion chamber) Cleaner
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 14:44:33 EST
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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 ...

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