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M1BYT > CARS 05.07.08 12:53l 32 Lines 1358 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: VK6BE > Gas producers
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From: M1BYT@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
To : CARS@WW
VK6BE Opined with considerable skill:-
> The RAC at the time tested it and proclaimed it as useless. It did not
> (1) Improve fuel mileage per gallon
> (2) It had no anti-knock properties.
> (3) It was a lemon the only benefit of which went into the inventor and
> producers' pockets.
My memory suggests that it worked. The water boiled, turning to steam in the
cylinder and this was supposed to apply more force onto the piston. Did I hear
somewhere that the RAF used such a gadget on the Spitfire?
The downside was that it could cause corrosion inside the engine.
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