Hi Tom Shirley!!
On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Tom Shirley wrote:
> Hi MGers,
>
> The bottom line on mixtures causing cool or hot engine conditions is
> that the fuel acts to cool the engine to some degree as it enters the
> cylinder. The richer mixtures naturally carries more fuel into the
> cylinder which cools the piston/cylinder/head.An analogy would be to
Yup, he's right!! All you old farts; think back, wayyyy back, to your
high school physics and the LATENT HEAT of EVAPOURIZATION. The only
other way to do it is either improve the metalurgy, or go to water
injection.
TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen (who remembers an early Buick turbo that wouldn't
boost unless the water reservoir sensor said there was water present)
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