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From: Faure, Marin (no email)
Date: Wed Nov 05 2003 - 16:53:02 EST
The use of magnetic fields to improve something about fuel has been
around for a number of years. I believe I once described a situation at
work where a co-worker bought a magnetic kit that promised to reduce his
car's fuel consumption. The kit consisted of a pair of cow magnets, a
small roll of electrical tape, and a sheet of instructions. Needless to
say, it didn't effect his fuel consumption one way or the other. But
since magnetic energy is invisible, and to a layperson like most of us
it's somewhat mysterious, you can make all sorts of claims about it that
many people will see as plausible.
One claim is that passing a fuel line through a magnetic field will
"align" the fuel molecules and so cause them to mix with air more
efficiently. Sounds good, but in looking at most fuel systems, the fuel
either enters the float bowl of a carburetor before being mixed with
air, or it goes through an injection pump of some sort before being
mixed with air. One would think that however much aligning might have
occurred in the magnetic field, it will be undone in the float bowl or
injector pump.
As to passing fuel through a magnetic field to filter out (or kill)
biological or other contamination, I could see that if the contamination
was rust or something ferrous. But I can take a huge horseshoe magnet,
put a bar across the ends to increase the power even more, and while it
may pull a ball bearing across a table, it won't pick up a dead fly
directly underneath it.
Now maybe I'm simplifying things way too much, and there really are
organic, chemical or physical reasons why a magnet will capture algae.
But unless someone can clearly demonstrate that magnetic fields will
improve fuel efficiency or capture algae and other biological
contaminants, I'm not buying into the concept. I'll stick with a screen
that physically stops stuff from passing through it. That's technology
I can understand and there's no question it works.
In the end I tend to stick with the reasoning that if something like the
Algae-X principle was so great, why aren't the engine manufacturers all
recommending it.? After all, it's in their interests that their engines
have a long life free of warranty claims, and that their engines'
performance enhance their image and reputation and so encourage other
people to buy them. Anything proven to reduce engine wear, damage, or
performance would be seen as a Good Thing by the manufacturers, and they
would be recommending them if not installing them themselves. But when
it comes to magnetic fuel treatments, there seems to be a resounding
silence from the likes of Cummins, Cat, John Deere, GM, Ford, MAN,
Northern Lights/Lugger, Volvo, etc.
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C. Marin Faure
36' Grand Banks "La Perouse"
Bellingham, Washington
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