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Old 06-27-2010, 01:18 PM   #2
Colorado Greg
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Default Re: Wood clothes pins on the gas line

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Originally Posted by Bobster View Post
I posted this under another thread, but I am dying of curiosity. A neighbor said that he used to put clothes pins on his gas line (Flat head V8) to eliminate percolation and vapor lock. I don't see how it would work. What is the science? Would the wood pins act as a heat sink? Anybody have info on this? BW
The clothes pins supposedly draw the heat from the gas line, thus cooling off the gas.
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