dsm@vaxine.UUCP (Doug Mildram) (12/06/85)
Followup: RE: fighting ping/deposits with the "internal (steam) clean".
I posted the original article in complete seriousness. The trick does work
in some situations. However I had forgotten there is something better
than water for this; I used it on my own car once, which doesn't have much
problem with pinging (in the interest of preventive maintenance).
Pouring water down the carb of a running motor won't hurt anything; at the
worst you'll flood it and have to wait a while.
Better yet, though, go to a GM Parts Counter and ask for a can of Top Engine
Cleaner. It's probably still ~$3.00. Read the directions and you'll see
they're much like my directions, except you are told to eventually stall the
motor out and wait a few minutes. Later when you start the car and see deposits
coming out the tailpipe, you'll know some cleaning ocurred. You might want to
repeat the treatment at a later date.
Obviously you can't use this on cars without carbs (fuel injected cars).
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decvax---/ Billerica, Mass.ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems) (12/10/85)
> Followup: RE: fighting ping/deposits with the "internal (steam) clean". > > I posted the original article in complete seriousness. The trick does work > in some situations. ... > > Pouring water down the carb of a running motor won't hurt anything; at the > worst you'll flood it and have to wait a while. > It is true that the process *USUALLY* doesn't hurt anything, but be careful. A friend once decided to try water injecting his chevy by hanging a hose from a bucket into the air cleaner. The vacuum sucked in a great deal more water than he expected. The result? The piston could not compress a cylinder full of water. The engine stopped with great vigor. After removing the plugs and draining the water, we got it restarted. It seemed to have a rod knock after that ... -- E. Michael Smith ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems This is the obligatory disclaimer of everything.