This little gadget came up many months ago on the list. I don't recall
what the consensus was - I seem to recall it was smoke & mirrors.
I took my new Autolites out for a spin tonight and the engine seems to
take a lot more load to start pinging than before (and pings less once
it starts doing it), runs smoother and seems to wind up better. Can't
wait to see it go away with the 180 t-stat.
Chris Ryan wrote:
>
> I don't know if anyone's still having a pinging problem or not but... I
> had a ping under load, hill, or crap gas until I strapped a magnnet to
> the fuel line as close to the injectors as I could get it. It's been on
> for about 8 mos now and no more ping, unless I use crap gas, and even
> then it's pretty slight. I guess the theory is that just before the fuel
> makes into the rail it passes through the magnet which disrupts the
> hydogen ions so the fuel burns more completely. I don't know, that's
> what the manufacturer says, it may just be smoke and mirrors but it
> seems to work. I can't remember the name of the product, I got it
> through JC Whitney for around $15. Next time I have the hood up I'll
> check the brand name, if I remember.
>
> Chris
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