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Subject:Re: Running on Tap Water
From:Bill Minor
Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:48:15 -0500

Most fuels currently have some ethanol in the blend.
More pure alcohol blends are labeled and sold as alternative fuels in
many agricultural communities.
Current fuel blends have more water in them than the petroleum companies
want us to know.

Bill M.

On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:27:06 -0300 Various <AllStuff@HANS-WILLY.MYIP.ORG>
writes:
> >
> >  It also kept the carbs, intake and valves
> >exceptionally clean!
> >
> >
>     Jay
>
>
> I once saw a mechanic pouring straight water from a Coke � bottle
> directly
> into the carburator a running big block Dodge � engine to clean out
> the
> jets, etc.  He swore it worked far better than any commercial spray.
>
>
> He would warm the engine well, then, racing the engine, pour a
> considerable
> stream of water down the throat to the point of almost stalling the
> engine,
> race it again and do it again. He probably would pour 2 - 12 oz
> bottles
> trough the engine and it did seem to improve idle and acceleration.
>
> So who is going to figure out how to BURN water in our beloved (here
> is the
> required content) Vanagons?
>
> Alias Fred aka Bleu Schtroumpf
>

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