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VK6BE > CARS 05.07.08 16:58l 32 Lines 1530 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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From: VK6BE@VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC
To : CARS@WW
Well when I did some long distance driving on country roads years ago I
always thought the car seemed to run better at night when it was cool and
the humidity was up, but I never could decide whether it was just my
imagination under the circumstances of driving at night with headlights on
and probably at lower speeds too. I don't think I noticed any improvement
in fuel economy though and I would think that a better running engine
would return slightly better economy.
Hey does anybody remember the Lanz Bulldog farm tractor? Chuff! Chuff!
Chuff! at about 60 revs a minute with a huge single cylinder? They had a
reputation here of being machines for making deaf farmers!! And there was
the power house engines which had a hit or miss governor to keep the speed
constant. Chuff! Chuff! Chuff ptt! ptt! ptt! ptt! Chuff!! Chuff!! etc.
The standby generator (220 VDC) in my country town actually used a gas
producer and gas was the fuel used in the engine! They threw logs into a
furnace. I wonder whether that is where the idea cam from for the gas
producers fitted to cars durin WW2?
Cheers,
Bob VK6BE.
> The claims were undoubtedly
> exagerated and the proper mixture never worked out but around here in
> this environment we have noticed that engines run better in extreme
> humidity. This is not true in all cases and these days with computers and
> EFI it's really hard to tell anything at all but it was certainly true in
> the days of carbs and high compression.
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