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Posted by Stormin Mormon on November 18, 2008, 3:21 pm

Years ago, I read that the water spray into the carb. The water droplets are
supposed to vaporize in the cylinder, account of the heat. This additional
expanding water to vapor (1 to 1800 ratio, liquid to vapor) helps push you
down the road.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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.

Supposedly the water injectors helped the burn, thus keeping the valves
cooler and keeping the aluminum heads from rejecting the cobalt valve
seats. And no, I am not sure about that. In those days I drove Power
Iron and only read about the others. A friend of mine bought a New Olds
Starfire and had it supercharged.. A couple of Texas HP run him down
near Stamford Texas, and fined the shit out of him. They were driving
Ford Pursuits. I gave him so much shit, he bought a big Hemi-Superbee.
;-p The water injectors were in the Buick Wildcat. It actually had a
water resevior in the center counsel of the passenger compartment. I
don't remember any Turbo's in the early 60's.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on November 18, 2008, 3:18 pm

Just like the Jimmy Carter years all over again. anyone old enough to
remember the odd even licencse plate thing for gas rationing?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

And if Oh Bomb Us gets his way, he wants to end any off shore drilling and
stop Utah exploration for oil. All will raise the cost of fuel.

--
Zyp

Posted by danny burstein on November 18, 2008, 3:41 pm

>Just like the Jimmy Carter years all over again. anyone old enough to
>remember the odd even licencse plate thing for gas rationing?

Lessee now. Odd-Even rationing was back in 1973.

I guess that Georgia Governor's office has a lot
more clout than we thought.

(and actually, odd-even did help quite a bit, since
a good deal of the problem was the circularly reinforced
hysteria whenever people saw a gas line.).

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Posted by Fartikus on November 18, 2008, 6:20 pm

> Just like the Jimmy Carter years all over again. anyone old enough to
> remember the odd even licencse plate thing for gas rationing?
> --
> Christopher A. Young
> Learn more about Jesus
> www.lds.org
> .
> And if Oh Bomb Us gets his way, he wants to end any off shore drilling and
> stop Utah exploration for oil. All will raise the cost of fuel.
> --
> Zyp

yeah, me and Tony

Posted by Steve on November 18, 2008, 10:44 pm

> Just like the Jimmy Carter years all over again. anyone old enough to
> remember the odd even licencse plate thing for gas rationing?

As a matter of fact, I had to wait in the damn lines

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