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Old 07-27-2009, 05:22 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Brillig View Post
People WANT to believe, and will allow themselves to be deceived.

'Don't look behind the green curtain.'

Yeah, simply mixing the oil with gas (ala 2 stroke engine) - the little gas line up top is the green curtain, the deception. The engine would run just fine without any of that gas, the 'test supply', if the crankcase oil is juiced up enough. I bet this engine would have lubrication problems though.
Exactly. I bet that lab heat exchanger thing is just for show- it's squiggely and looked "high tech" in '73 (or even now) and doesn't do a dang thing.

I bet once warmed up that engine needs NO fuel from the carb!

The engine only needed to last how many miles? Not many. Not enough for lube problems to show up.

I didn't get to see the whole video- did they start it? That would reveal if it's still a 4 cyl.
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