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Old 04-11-2014, 07:18 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mcrews View Post
Read the article, then post... ..works better that way
Huh?

The article studied putting show towels over the air filters to simulate a plugged filter to see the effect on MPG. In the real world the filter will either eventually become completely plugged so the engine will no longer run, or the filter will collapse under the vacuum and the engine will slowly fill up with dirt until it no longer runs. Both will result in 0 MPG.

I have seen both, the filter plugging is the easiest fix. Working on a sludge engine is horrible.

If you are saying that this studies says your Otto cycle internal combustion engine no longer needs oxygen to burn fuel then you had better reread the study yourself.
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