From: patrick jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Mon Aug 18 2003 - 20:00:43 PDT
I remember reading about something like that, not sure which aircraft.
The throttle lever had a thin wire across the slot at the top end of
its travel to "full throttle". If you shoved the trottle hard enough
to break the wire and move to the end of the slot, the engine got a
large dose of extra fuel, water, and nitrous oxide. This was for
emergencies only.
Everette wrote:
>
> What I have used is a plastic soda bottle with hole drilled in cap. You
> squirt what you want.
>
> I am sure you have heard about the injection of water into intake of some
> piston engines to give horsepower boost in emergency. I have heard there was
> a water injection system on P51.
>
> Friend of mine who is auto wizard rigged a spray nozzle in top of air
> cleaner, hooked windshield washer pump to it, and to water bottle under
> hood. Put a toggle switch on it so he could turn in off and on if he was or
> was not planning to activate system. Had electric solenoid just before
> spray nozzle and it was controlled by spark advance -- do not know details -
> saw it and saw it used but do not know everything done to make it work --
> When you accelerated quickly, if you had pump turned on, electric valve
> opened and sprayed mist of water into top of carb. He experimented with
> nozzles until he got size he wanted. He said was definitely a boost in
> horsepower when valve opened.
>
> I tried to get him to put alcohol in container and he would not do it.
>
> Everette
>
> I WILL LIFT UP MY EYES TO THE HILL,
> FROM WHENCE DOES MY HELP COME,
> MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD WHO
> MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glen Bedel" <GBedel@designforum.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 11:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] fouled plugs - carbon build up
>
> My suggestion for water in the carb, would be a misting bottle. Accidental
> pouring of a large amount of water could be detrimental to your engine.
> The Mechanics I knew use to use tranny fluid to clean out carbs (a large
> amount of white smoke will appear).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J Travis [mailto:dagobert@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 12:17 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] fouled plugs - carbon build up
>
> Seen it done first hand with Risolene brand engine treatment, too. Did
> a good job, but be prepared to explain to the nice local fire department
> chief as to what it is you are doing and why BEFORE the neighbors call
> in and report this MASSIVE cloud of smoke rising up from the back of
> your house as being a fire...
>
> Jay Travis
>
> Everette wrote:
>
> >I WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF THIS IS DONE -- HOWEVER
> >
> >
> >I have been around mechanics and their shops ever since I could walk
> >and this is a trick that I first saw my father do some 50 years or so
> >ago, and since then have seen others do it and have done it myself a
> >few times
> >
> >If you have an engine that has pre-ignition knock/rattle and/or is
> >fouling plugs I have had success clearing problem by::
> >
> >Run engine until it reaches normal operating temp.
> >
> >Remove air cleaner and as you hold throttle to higher RPMs than idle
> >slowly dribble water from bottle into carb/throttle body, not enough to
> >stall engine and stop and let engine pick back up if it tries to stall.
> >Use about 12 ounces water, you should get black junk out tail pipe and
> >it will remove carbon from inside cylinders and if plug is firing will
> >clean it, if plug is not firing that cylinder will not heat and water
> >will not effect it.
> >
> >I have also seen similar thing done with transmission fluid, I was
> >recently told not to do this with the modern fluids that can be used in
> >GM or Ford either. Use old style "A" or Ford. My information is that
> >the new multi-vehicle transmission fluids contain solids.
> >
> >
> >
> >===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> >To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> >To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to
> ><mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> To reach a human, contact
> ><ack@mil-veh.org>
> >
> >
> >
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> To
> reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Sat May 07 2005 - 20:23:36 PDT