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> There is a BIG difference between us an the carb. We are continuously flowing
> 50 gal/hr (more if you turn on the second pump). The carb system has to
> sequentially eat up all the water in the intire fuel line and bowl. A gulp of
> water in our fuel line will quickly pass. True, if it is big it may come around
> again. If it is really big it may overwhealm the system.
>
> I'll see if I can film my experiment.
>
> Dave Leonard
>
> >
> > From: Jim Sower
> > Date: 2005/02/19 Sat AM 01:18:37 EST
> > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Water in the fuel
> >
> > <... If the injectors only pumped ... ECU does not know it is water ... Should
> not that keep up till the water is done ...>
> >
> > I suppose it should, but it doesn't. The same scenario would apply to
> > carburetors. If you windmill long enough the water will pass through
> > the system. Part of the issue is that water has a nasty habit of
> > rearing its ugly head right after takeoff when you really don't have
> > enough time to crank it all through the engine.
> >
> > It could work, it should work, but it doesn't work. Don't bet the farm
> > ... Jim S.
> >
> > If that
> >
> > Eric Ruttan wrote:
> >
> > >There is a huge differance between water in the fuel and water injection in
> > >the intake.
> > >
> > >I used to race/daily drive a water (in the intake) injected engine. Never
> > >had a problem, and cant see how one would. Never read anything on water
> > >injecting being bad for an engine. Read plenty on how it is good.
> > >Especialy if you got a turbo.
> > >
> > >Water in the fuel is interesting tho. Assuming 4 injectors flowing~15 GPH,
> > >just how big a slug o water is required to stop that engine? Can water stop
> > >our engines? If the injectors only pumped water the engine would lose
> > >power, but still windmill. As long as it windmilled, the injectors would
> > >still flow, as the ECU does not know it is water. Should not that keep up
> > >till the water is done? When the water is passed the engine restarts, power
> > >comes back.
> > >
> > >??
> > >
> > >Eric
> > >P.S.
> > >I still think a capasitance contraption in the fuel system, to tell me if
> > >water is in it, is a great idea.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>I used to do that. I used a regular spray bottle with a trigger like
> > >>you find around your laundry. You had to get the engine up to over 2000
> > >>rpm or it would quit. The object was to blow all the carbon and scale
> > >>
> > >>
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> > >
> > >
> > >>emulsified (which we can't reliably do) water is a bad thing ... Jim S.
> > >>
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