> At 07:13 PM 9/13/98 -0400, fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>> <<Actually, they combine the oxygen with the hydrocarbons, producing
>> CO2 and H2O, but they measure the oxygen content in the exhaust, hence
>> the name 'Oxygen Sensor'. :-)>>
>>
>> I'm glad you mentioned that Gene... I knew that water was one of the
>> byproducts, but is a lot of water coming out the tailpipe indicative
>> of any kind of problem? It's probably just my imagination but it
>> seems that a lot more water comes out of the tailpipe since I
>> installed my JBA's...
>>
>> Seriously, I could probably back my truck up to my Mom's garden and
>> water it by just running the engine for 15 minutes!
>>
>> Just curious.
>>
>> T.
> I think I heard or read somewhere once that water is a byproduct of
> effective combustion, and that if you had perfect combustion, the only
> thing that would come out of the tailpipe is water.
> Anyone know for sure?
> I do know that my tailpipe will drip water; not enough to water a garden,
> but its a decent amount. :-)
Jon, I believe the formula for perfect combustion yields CO2 and
water vapor.
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