Any fumes or water vapour in the crankcase are indeed intended to be drawn
through the carbs into the cylinders and burnt there, whether they be oil
fumes, blow-by combustion products or whatever. In a 'good' engine these
will be minimal, in a 'poor' engine the mixture is probably the least of
one's concerns.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Thompson" <ct-mg@cthompson.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Rebirth
> Here's what I don't grasp though. The carbs are a lower pressure, so the
> gasses are drawn from the engine back into the carbs. Are these flammable
> gasses? does drawing these gasses into the carbs not throw them right back
> into the cylinders? I guess I'm assuming these are post combustion gasses,
> and throwing them back into the cylinders is just going affect the mixture
> in ways you don't want.
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