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akmjolnir t1_jap3koa wrote

Reply to comment by vermont4runner in PSA: Contaminated Gas in Brattleboro by No-Establishment3083

In a running engine water is sometimes injected into the cyclinders to cool down the temps and prevent pre-detonation, especially in older turbocharged engines with high boost. Menthol was also used.

You seem to have some things confused.

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vermont4runner t1_jap4qo0 wrote

A controlled amount injected into cylinders with the engine tuned properly for it is how water and menthol injection systems work. An engine that can barely run because it’s choking on diluted with water gas is not the same thing at all. Some of that water is still collecting in the cylinder, enough and you can easily get a bent connecting rod. It doesn’t take much.

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