I had always thought American beer was close to water.

I wouldn't recommend this with my favorite beer, Guinness or some
unfiltered Wheats out there.

At 12:24 PM 3/31/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Anybody ever hear of this? My friend on the 4x4
>list sent this my way. Says there are several
>tricks like this that make vast improvements on
>engine idle and performance. i.e. auto trans
>fluid in with oil, acetone into carb, etc.
>
>Thought you all might get a kick out of this.
>Anyone ever use these tricks on Vanagons?
>
>a little early for friday, bygones.
>
>Tony 87GL
>
>
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>The best trick I've seen is the Millers / Coors or beer of your choice trick.
>All you do (if you can stand to part with it) is dump about a third of a
>bottle of your favorite brew down the carb slowly while holding throttle at
>about 2500-3000.  As soon as the cold brew hits the carbon deposits on top of
>the pistons it just gets crystallized and goes right out the tail pipe.  This
>was demonstrated after work one night while sucking down a few cold ones and
>hanging around the scope with a problem old lady car.  It worked great the HC
>came right down and the car smoothed right out.