Original Posted By: "Gene & Tammy"
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Marvel Mystery Oil - Steam cleaning the combustionchamberI have a Saturn that burns lots of oil and I read about pouring water (about as fast as you would add milk to your coffee) with the engine running between 2000 and 2500 rpm. The water steam cleans the combustion chamber and if you pour a little fast it will bog down the engine a little. I've done this a couple of times (nearly a half gallon of water the first time) and each time the engine runs significantly better, stops knocking, and the plugs looked better. Expect lots of white smoke when/if you do this! I did this knowing I'm going to need engine work in the near future so I wasn't so concerned.If you read the DIY section on Saturnfans.com you should find quite a bit of discussion on their forums.James H-----Original Message-----[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com]On Behalf Of harvey.rule(at)bell.caSent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:12 AMA long time ago some person told me that dripping water into the mouth of the carburator while the engine is running also cleans it out.I have never tried this and I'm not even sure it would work.Hell for all I know it might blow the head of an engine but sometimes these old guys have some pretty weird ideas that work.Anybody out there ever heard of this procedure or am I just blown smoke here? _____ [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Dick NavratilSent: June 28, 2006 11:38 AMI have been adding MMO to my fuel. However, I got a warning from others at our EAA meeting last week. Apparantly, MMO does not mix well with fuel and it is necessary to pre mix it into the gas. Some of the Cub pilots at the meeting were saying that it had caused some crashes by clogging the gascolator. I had been just pouring the MMO into the tank before fueling. I will pump out the tank bottom with a hand pump to check for unmixed oil before flying again.These guys also were saying that adding 2 cycle oil to engine oil and running the engine for a while before changing oil does a great job at cleaning the insides. I havent tried that.Dick N.CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICEThis message and any included attachments are intended only for the use of theindividual or entity to which it is intended and may contain information thatis privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorizedforwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of this informationis strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intendedrecipient, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the deliveryerror by e-mail or you may notify postmaster(at)jpmc.org of the error.________________________________________________________________________________