URGENT! WATER AS FUEL DISCOVERY FOR EVERYONE TO SHARE

[whizwheel]

Hi Folks,

In my hyper-mileing days, I lean dropped the float.  That is setting the float about 1/8" lower than the specs said.  I didn't try it on the Solex carb. as the one I worked on was the 60's Opel and was a customer's.  In lean dropping the float, the fuel has to be lifted higher up the fuel tube to the venturi tube and would therefore be a bit less, causing it to be leaner and better atomized.

Also, as a side idea, I used to use something to catch the air blown by the fan and duct it into the air cleaner, (of course seal all the holes in the air filter housing) and boost my fuel economy and power.  I am not sure how it could be done with the steam setup Greg is using, but I noticed the outlet on each side of the blower housing and it would be tempting for me to try it.  Anything that increases the volumetric efficiency helps.

I am also wondering about the exhaust temp and leaning the mixture.  I think I remember you stating the exhaust temp was cooler by about 200 degrees.  So it will be interesting to see what you find with the thermocouples.

When I flew high performance airplanes, we had to monitor the egt to make sure we didn't over lean the engine.  Of course at altitude it brings in a whole other realm of engine control.  Back then it was all done without computers and we had to constantly scan the gauges.

Cheers,
Rog

[happyvalley808]

@All,

Here's a very informative lecture on voltage multiplier's....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lPvL-JLV0Y


Aloha,

Jared

[gotoluc]

@All,

Here's a very informative lecture on voltage multiplier's....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lPvL-JLV0Y


Aloha,

Jared

Good one Jared ... it's very simple to understand with his drawing

Thanks for sharing

Luc

[happyvalley808]

@All;

Another very interesting site ...

http://www.smartplugs.com/fuels/aqueousfuels.htm


Best Regards,

Jared

[thermalenergy]

Thanks Chris,

I'm getting some great suggestions (like yours) from the experienced crowd.  I love it.


On another note:
I usually drove my bug daily in the vicinity of my shop just to keep things moving.  I probably put about 100 - 150 miles (long stretches) on it during the VexUs development before I took the 300 mile (over 3 days) test drive.  Well the poor thing has developed quite an oil leak (no surprise) and it's likely from the seals on the oil cooler ... oozing from there.  So instead of the next series of tests, it's going to be pulling the engine and finding the leak(s).  Between that and regular work, it's going to be a while before I can post anything new ... boo - hoo.

Thanks for listening.  Peace,

Greg

Hi Greg,
I'm sorry to hear about your oil leak. I have an idea for you that could fix several problems at once. What about eliminating the cooler altogether? Instead, connect the oil lines to a copper-tubing-within-tubing intercooler/superheater using water as the coolant. You could preheat your water at the same time as you cool off your oil. A win-win situation, yes? That way you could always get some heat from the engine no matter how cold it runs, since the oil will heat up from the friction alone. I also thought maybe if you used a refrigerant expansion valve to turn the hot water to steam it would give you greater control and adjustability. I have some used valves from a scrapped out multiuser heat pump system that I could send you for free if you like. I know water boils under a vacuum. I think refrigerant valves are an easy way to control it.
Your friend in open-Source development,
Joel