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Joined: Sep 2003
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Good gosh!! Lets set some things straight here!!! Quote:
I didn't see any water dripping from my exhaust the other day, but I drove somewhere today, and when I looked at the exhaust on my way back into the car, you could clearly see water, and a large puddle under the exhaust, on the ground.
Your car has catalytic convertors! They clean up the exhaust and as a byproduct produce CO2 and H2O. Carbon dioxide and water ! The water is in the form of water vapor. On warm days you wonā??t see it. As the temperature drops, the water vapor condenses and is visible as a what appears to be steam. If it is cold enough outside, the vapor will condense into a liquid form and will be visible as water on the ground if you sit idleing in one place long enough! THIS IS NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTORS AND IS A SIGN THE CATS ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY!!! (And yes, Iā??m yelling.)
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Gas dryer is just pure alcohol, usually methanol.
Some are, some arenā??t. See below
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Most rubbing alcohol is 70% isopropyl alchohol, and 30% water. ... That'd still be 9% water.
No it is not 9% water It is a solution of water and alchohol with the capacity to absorb even more water into solution.
Websters Dictionary: ā?? SOLUTION (noun) A homogenous mixture formed by dissolving one or more susbstances, whether solid, liquid or gaseous, in another susbstance, and whose composition may undergo continuous variation within certain limits.ā? (emphasis by your truly.)
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Rubbing alcohol works.... But that was done on a carb'd 76 302 so I cannot take fault for anything done to a SFI engine.
It still works!
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I did spend the night at one of the girls' that worked there place that night.
Every cloud has its silver lining!! 
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Stuff is hard on fuel injector seats and other parts under pressure in the fuel system.
From below: ..."treatments used for gas-line antifreeze do not come close to the alcohol level necessary to cause any problems."
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Keep your tank filled up when it's real cold and you wouldn't have a water condensation problem.
VERY TRUE!
FYI, from the Gold Eagle website: http://www.goldeagle.com/cartips/gasanti1.htm
"Gas-line Antifreeze: Avoid Freeze-up Hassles Historically, gas-line antifreeze products, or gas dryers as they are often called, have been one of three types - methanol, isopropanol or detergent bases. Methanol based products such as HEETĀ® Gas- Line Antifreeze and Water Remover are the lowest cost of the three and probably do the most good when the temperature falls suddenly. Methanol based additives mix with water and cause some water to separate from the gasoline and remain in the bottom of the tank (below the gas-line intake level) instead of going into the fuel system. It will mix with the remaining water to prevent it from freezing and allow it to be burned in the combustion chamber. Thus no ice forms in the fuel line, the vehicle performs well and the driver is not bothered by freeze-up hassles. The most effective gas dryers are the ISO (isopropyl alcohol) products. ISO will pick-up and disperse more water (actually five times more) than methanol based gas-line antifreeze. Ideally, the user should add a couple of bottles of an ISO product like Iso-HEETĀ® Premium Fuel System Dryer and Antifreeze in each of two successive tankfuls in the late fall. This will clean out the water that might have condensed over the summer by consuming it in the fuel. For extra protection over the winter period, using a methanol product during cold snaps takes care of any small amounts of condensation that may accumulate between the ISO treatments and the cold period. The third type of gas-line antifreeze product is a detergent such as a gas treatment or fuel injector cleaner. Although these products are formulated mainly for other purposes, they can help a little if used regularly. Detergents will disperse very small amounts of water in very fine "particles" to allow some of the water to be consumed along with the fuel. This is good if the user keeps water to a minimum by constant use of the gas treatment or fuel injector cleaner prior to the onset of cold weather. However, these products do not prevent water in the gasoline from freezing. Owners of cars with fuel injectors have sometimes been reluctant to use normal gas-line antifreeze. This fear is based on the concern that large amounts (10% or more) of some alcohol's can cause damage to fuel injector systems. Fortunately, treatments used for gas-line antifreeze do not come close to the alcohol level necessary to cause any problems. Thus, gas-line antifreeze prevents freeze-up hassles now and will not harm your fuel system later (remember, HEET has been around for 50 years). Some people think gas-line antifreeze is only necessary in older vehicles. Thatā??s not true. Ice forms due to weather conditions, not the age of a gas line. Whether your car is new or old, cold is cold."
Former, now returned CEG'er!
95SE MTX, (AKA "The Road Rat"). Stock except for:TH fix, B.A.T. big brake kit, tranny cocktail and lots of re-insulated wiring! May yet be a 3.0!
"Speed doesn't kill, stupidity does!"
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