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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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Exclamation HHO?

Anyone done and HHO conversion on your cherokee?
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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Whats an HHO?
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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x2
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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Hydrogen... Blah... Blah. It's basically a hydrogen fuel cell that puts hydrogen gas and oxygen gas into your intake. Saw multiple stories about a cherokee. Boosts it from 15-20mpg to anywhere from 30+
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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I know what your talking about now.
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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No but a title thread search for hydrogen gives a few results. I would copy the link for you but it's too hard to copy and paste on an iPad. Haha
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 07:58 AM
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my dad decided to try it out on his ford expedition.

i decided putting WATER into my engine was a VERY bad idea.


sooooo, my dad ran it for a few months with great results on the mpg's. checked his oil, and low and behold, there was rust on his dip stick. ran straight to ford to get an oil change, and on his way, his rod bearings let loose and he shoved some rods thru the block.


my engine, still gets the same mpg's and still runs....... you wont find water in my engine.

remember your engine internals are bare steel and dont have any sort of coating to stop rust from forming. oil will do it to an extent, until it mixes with water. the it looses its lubricaing properties.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 08:20 AM
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Hmmmm. Very true. I was just curious cause you hear of these "success" stories
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 08:24 AM
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Yeah but suzie ormand suggests keeping insane credit limits on your cards.. why? Fico pays her to..

I suspect its the same situation. Or simply fan boys.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by hudfabxj
my dad decided to try it out on his ford expedition.

i decided putting WATER into my engine was a VERY bad idea.


sooooo, my dad ran it for a few months with great results on the mpg's. checked his oil, and low and behold, there was rust on his dip stick. ran straight to ford to get an oil change, and on his way, his rod bearings let loose and he shoved some rods thru the block.


my engine, still gets the same mpg's and still runs....... you wont find water in my engine.

remember your engine internals are bare steel and dont have any sort of coating to stop rust from forming. oil will do it to an extent, until it mixes with water. the it looses its lubricaing properties.
Apples and oranges.

Hydrogen is a snake oil mod.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...ileage/4276846

Water injection has been around for a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNGGG time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_i..._%28engines%29
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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i give

Last edited by MallCrawlXJ; Jul 16, 2011 at 01:37 PM.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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I misunderstood what you were saying....I blame my lack of sleep and Low Coffee Warning Light Failure.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 01:39 PM
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its all good. i dont want to debate in this thread. getting off track.

going back out to work on my jeep......
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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I've been reading up on hydrogen fuel cells for a while, and there's a few things that seem important to mention. First, water injection is obviously a horrible idea. Secondly, if the HHO gas isn't separated into pure H2 and oxygen, engine rusting can occur. The oxygen is supposed to be separated and vented, while the hydrogen is fed into the intake. A charged Y-pipe will easily split the gas because di-atomic hydrogen holds a positive charge, while oxygen holds a negative charge. Separate, then vent.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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Sounds like he should have put some more Lucas in there and used Zero Water for the hydrogen.

DaddyGreen's comment might help a little too.

Oh, and changing the oil every day can't hurt.
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