Many after market suppliers had water injectors throughout the 40 & 50'S,
worked quite well on improving fuel consumption. not sure about power.
Craig Smith wrote:
> F4 Voit Corsairs used water injection. It was not to be used all the time
> just when a ZERO was on your 6
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simmons, Reid W [mailto:reid.w.simmons@intel.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:18 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: water injection
>
> Yeah, water injection. Didn't passenger jets use water injection during
> take-off for increased power? I also seem to remember J.C. Whitney selling
> something like a water injection system for increased power (and fuel
> mileage?) back in the 60's. It was one of their "wiz-bang,
> plastic-fantastic, gadgets of the month".
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Brock [mailto:davidb@ilx.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 11:46 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: decarburizing(?)
>
> The water trick is what I watched my mechanic friend do in the first weeks I
> owned Bev- except it wasn't sprinkled in- we actually poured over 2 litres
> (half gallon) through the carb throat over the course of about 90 seconds.
> As long as the revs were kept up, it didn't stall, and the black & white
> smoke from the tail pipe, he said, was the soot and steam, depending on
> whether the engine happened to be revving high or low at that moment.
>
> This cleared up a nagging run-on problem which, he said was due to
> superheated (glowing) carbon deposits in the chambers. Of course, all
> disclaimers apply.
>
> ;-David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wizardz [mailto:wizardz@maxinter.net]
> Subject: Re: decarburizing(?)
>
> ..another method (although I am sure some will balk at it) is to
> sprinkle/sprits
> water down the throat of the carb while the engine is at operating temp. and
> running.
> ...be careful if you do it this way.... too much water too quickly stalls
> the engine
> and can possibly cool the engine components too quickly.
> But at the same time this is what breaks the carbon loose. The warm metal,
> vs the sudden cooling effect
> on the carbon from the water, cracks it and it blows off.
>
> (as usual... no warranty expressed or implied... YMMV my $.02..)
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