<VV> Wintrer Projects

[Michael McCrae]

As a side note here, another drawback to a direct steam injection of water to a turbo compressor is its erosive qualities. After two years of using my injection system on a daily basis, I noticed deep pitting in the compressor which caused me to change it out..(and E-flow compressors aren't cheap). I'm not sure if a heavy mist would have prevented this or not....Smitty...???
 
Mike McCrae
 
 

 
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 06:36:13 -0700
From: paulvair at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: <VV> Wintrer Projects
To: mmccrae6 at cox.net; vairologist at cox.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org

Smitty,I had a Corsa with the center mount Holley. The power valve failed when the engine backfired once. It dumped a bunch of raw fuel into the manifold and all of a sudden. The horrible death clatter began. I think the count was 4 valve seats fell out all at once. Needless to say the engine was scrambled. Ever since I use a power valve block off when I use a Holley carb. Even gas can super cool seats enough to drop out. Water injection can work fine as long as it's just a mist. But if too much is dumped in all at once all bets are off.Paul Fox 
 
     On Thursday, October 31, 2013 8:42 PM, Michael McCrae <mmccrae6 at cox.net> wrote:
    Frankly, it's when the water fails that the seats come out.....ask me how I know that my tank suddenly went dry....GGGG!
 
mike McCrae
 
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> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:14:01 -0400
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> Smitty says;   As I was writing about my ongoing trials with Spike I was thinking about a related issue.  When I wrote to one of my
 friends about loosning a valve seat he suggested that I might look to the water injection for a reason for that to happen.  The shock of moisture laden air cooling the seat and making it fall out.  Don’t know if I can relate to that or not. Warren let me hear your opinion along with that of others who have water injection experience. 
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