How does one clean the combustion chamber?
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>there are three reasons for dieseling as I understand it...
>
>A. a hot spot in the combustion chamber which continues to fire the mixture
>B. a throttle that can't be closed to prevent the fuel from continuing to
>flow.. Or the Idle set to high...
>C. bad gas which doesn't burn clean and leaves deposits for A above....
>
>so to prevent dieseling one should Clean the combustion chamber.... then
>ensure it doesn't get too Hot by having the correct fuel mixture and the
>throttle blades set to the lowest livable setting for a quality Idle... and
>the timing set correctly to ensure it doesn't add to the Heat build
>up....That is not to far advanced....
>
>Okay guys go ahead and blast away at my ignorance... I can live with it..
>
>Keith Turk
>Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
>Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
>
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>> From: HFC <froggi@cdsnet.net>
>> To: andy webster <trunkie@hotmail.com>
>> Cc: Daniel1312@aol.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: Octane & CRs was Re: Automotive calculations for dummies
>> Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 3:17 PM
>>
>> Andy,
>>
>> Did you consider carbon build up?
>> WFO Herb
>>
>> andy webster wrote:
>>
>> > No fair!
>> > I'm getting dieseling after switch-off and I suspect a bit of knocking
>with
>> > 96 octane leaded. I've only got ~9:1 CR, whats goin on?
>> > Is my ignition timing up the khyber?
>> > Andy
>> >
>> > >From: Daniel1312@aol.com
>> > >To: kturk@ala.net, trunkie@hotmail.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
>> > >Subject: Octane & CRs was Re: Automotive calculations for dummies
>> > >Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 15:37:54 EDT
>> > >
>> > >In a message dated 07/5/1999 7:47:31PM, kturk@ala.net writes:
>> > >
>> > ><< Yeah there is nothing about this that should work... especially
>with no
>> > > lead.....
>> > > >>
>> > >I am not sure what petrol is used. It might be 98 (English method of
>> > >calculation) octane unleaded or 95 leaded. I don't think they use
>> > >additives
>> > >but the guys that run 15:1 CRs might.
>> > >
>> > >For myself I ran 11:1 on standard 95 leaded with no problems (on a
>full
>> > >race
>> > >mixture strength).
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >Daniel1312
>>
>
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