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: water/methanol injection


steiner43511
03-06-2005, 01:07 AM
my buddy, who is DeereDiesel on here, just installed a water injection on his 97 cummins. he is using his windshield washer fluid tank and fluid since windshield washer fluid has methanol in it. i think that is a hell of an idea. its got me wishin i had money now......

fredw
03-06-2005, 01:25 AM
been running it for a month or two, so far working great, also using washer fluid

steiner43511
03-06-2005, 10:39 AM
what are you runnin it in?

fredw
03-06-2005, 11:29 AM
running it in a duramax, all the info is in the other wi thread

DeereDiesel
03-06-2005, 02:12 PM
Hows it goin stein
It doesnt always take money, just a little hillbilly engineering and a lot of beer!

steiner43511
03-07-2005, 06:04 PM
well let me get some money and well see what we can do

bowtie
03-07-2005, 06:14 PM
LOL I thought bout using that system for a bleach wash over the rear tires of a street car for smoky burn outs. Never thought bout WMI system.

CanadianRigger
03-07-2005, 07:03 PM
Geeze and all us hillbilly Canadians ever thougt about using that for was dispensing whiskey in the glove box, never had a cop look under the hood yet.

bowtie
03-07-2005, 07:33 PM
hey I didn't think about that use.

Turbine Doc
03-07-2005, 11:31 PM
Just out of curiosity you blending your own mix or using store bought solution, my concern would be just what would the effects of erts (you know the stuff listed in most productsas being one iof them inerts) be to to the engine, any Ph(acid or alkali) concerns with the solution as well to long term health of the engine.

steiner43511
03-08-2005, 08:16 PM
good question. i looked at a bottle of windshield washer fluid at walmart and the only ingredients it listed was methanol.

spindrift
03-08-2005, 09:07 PM
Don't allow wiper fluid to sit in a container for a long period during warm weather. Evaporation of the methanol will leave behind residue which will clog valves and nozzles.

DeereDiesel
03-10-2005, 09:19 PM
yea u gotta find the good stuff, or yer stuff will freeze up cause they dont use very much meth in the fluid. i try to find the stuff that advertises -30 or so, more meth in it.
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