Tried the suck up water into manifold trick...
#26
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Originally Posted by Sonny
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A rotary won't run on broken apex seals.
Sonny
A rotary won't run on broken apex seals.
Sonny
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#27
LOL...it's all good, man. I think I understand what you're saying. Those hydrolocked piston engines both ingested a lot of water...usually at full throttle. Are you saying that broken apex seals is what would probably happen if a rotary ingested a comparable amount of water? That makes more sense. Your posts made it sound like you were trying to say that any amount of water can do that type of damage.
Sonny
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#30
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Originally Posted by dubulup
waste of time
Just last week I took my wife's car into the dealer on a minor warranty issue (plastic end tank of the radiator split...go figure ). At that same time, I mentioned a slight ticking sound that I had noticed her car had begun making in the last month or so. Although the engine is a NORTHSTAR V8, I likened the ticking as sounding similar to a bad hydraulic lifter on my antique car. The service tech immediately suspected that it was carbon build-up in the combustion chamber, apparently not uncommon problem with this engine when it's driven "conservatively". As I watched, they did the water ingestion and cleared it right up. While I didn't notice any power increase, the noise was gone and it now seems to idle a bit smoother.
#32
ac delco makes top engine cleaner that is specificaly designed to not attack rubber or plastics. it does a number on carbon deposits though. that said water does a nice job also
#33
BOOOYAHHHH!
Originally Posted by mad_7tist
ac delco makes top engine cleaner that is specificaly designed to not attack rubber or plastics. it does a number on carbon deposits though. that said water does a nice job also
#35
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Originally Posted by Sgtblue
At least in the piston engines, I don't think so.
Just last week I took my wife's car into the dealer on a minor warranty issue (plastic end tank of the radiator split...go figure ). At that same time, I mentioned a slight ticking sound that I had noticed her car had begun making in the last month or so. Although the engine is a NORTHSTAR V8, I likened the ticking as sounding similar to a bad hydraulic lifter on my antique car. The service tech immediately suspected that it was carbon build-up in the combustion chamber, apparently not uncommon problem with this engine when it's driven "conservatively". As I watched, they did the water ingestion and cleared it right up. While I didn't notice any power increase, the noise was gone and it now seems to idle a bit smoother.
Just last week I took my wife's car into the dealer on a minor warranty issue (plastic end tank of the radiator split...go figure ). At that same time, I mentioned a slight ticking sound that I had noticed her car had begun making in the last month or so. Although the engine is a NORTHSTAR V8, I likened the ticking as sounding similar to a bad hydraulic lifter on my antique car. The service tech immediately suspected that it was carbon build-up in the combustion chamber, apparently not uncommon problem with this engine when it's driven "conservatively". As I watched, they did the water ingestion and cleared it right up. While I didn't notice any power increase, the noise was gone and it now seems to idle a bit smoother.
My roommate second semester freshman year at college worked at a Caddy dealership during the summer as a porter, and he said that they got Northstar powered cars in there all the time for that problem. He said that they used some sort of chemical to clean out the carbon buildups, and the reason was two fold, one that people drive their cars conservatively, like you said, and that Caddilac recommended one too many quarts of oil, so the engines were burning the excess oil, causing the buildups.
#37
and the northstar leaks and pulls head bolts like it is it's job. batman there is no reason to go through several o2 sensors , there are 4, could be a fuel prob or the maf. there is a fuel rail recall for alot of years and the fpr fail all the time. on topic the top engine cleaner does a nice job also
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