The "resultant fuel load is just wasted heat".. Not exactly, the fuel is
unburned due to the sub-optimal timing and hence is just POTENTIAL heat.
Also, the unburned fuel will help cool the head as well on its way through.
Just my opinion and experience to date.
Regards,
Glen Byrns
'59 bugeye
----- Original Message -----
From "Paul A. Asgeirsson" <PAsgeirsson at compuserve.com>
To: "Toby Atwater" <Toby@intri-plex.com>
Cc: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 10:55 AM
Subject: RE: Timing Vs Over Heating
> I'm with you on this one, Toby. Too far advanced will usually give
> horrible warning signals, pronounced pinging at lower rpm, premature
> destruction at higher rpms. The retarded problem is one of the need for a
> lot of additional fuel to try to get the normal performance out of the
> engine, (can't get it,) and the resultant fuel load is just wasted heat
> that causes overheating.
>
> Paul A
>
> FROM: Toby Atwater, INTERNET:Toby@intri-plex.com
> TO: "Spridgets@Autox. Team. Net (E-mail)",
> INTERNET:spridgets@autox.team.net
> DATE: 7/25/00 12:34 PM
>
> Re: RE: Timing Vs Over Heating
>
>
> I always heard kind of the opposite. Spark too advanced (early) will of
> course ping. Spark too retarded (late) will result in a loss of power and
> overheating. It kind of makes sense. There is the same amount of gasoline
> in
> the charge but less power is developed, the wasted energy goes into heat
> instead of usable pushing power. That is how it was explained to me...
>
> Good luck
>
> Toby
>
>
>
> you mean advanced or retarded? the one that is advanced will run hotter
> than one that is retarded.
>
> chuck
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>
> To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 3:22 PM
> Subject: Timing Vs Over Heating
>
>
> > Which will run the hottest, an engine that is timed too slow or one that
> is
> > timed too fast?
> >
> > Larry Miller
> > http://www.ado13.com
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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