Re: Plasma Power
Dr Jones ( maitland@icarus.ihug.co.nz )
Fri, 6 Feb 1998 14:37:11 +1300
At 11:11 6/02/98 +1100, you wrote:
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>>From what I've read the experiment wouldn't have worked. The Pogue carb
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>>relied on clean gasoline. I think it was called white gasoline. In the
>1930s
>>the oil coys added lead, which coated the sides of the carb and
>prevented
>>cracking of the gasoline.
>>
>>Much better is to see Ogles patent 4177779. That seems to get around
>the
>>problem,
>>
>>Dr Jones
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>If memory serves me right it was called 'white spirit' or 'motor
>spirit'. It was a very clean burning fuel, but very expensive to make.
>That's probably why the oil companies discontinued production.
>Don
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The other reason was that lead artificially raised the octane level for the
new v8s to stop knocking. Other function was to coat valves to stop them
wearing down.
Dr Jones