[Dave5xe]

HHO some answers for you Wild About Britain members!

Can you run a car on water alone?
The simple answer is no.

Can you get more miles per gallon, more power and make a lot less pollution? The simple answer is yes.

When water is turned into gas it becomes two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen.

Hydrogen is a very explosive gas, much more explosive than petrol giving more power/torque at low revs.

Oxygen gives a much better burn that can dramatically reduces the pollution in the form of wasted or unburned fuel.

Both the hydrogen and the oxygen turn back into water/steam after it has been used giving both the engine and exhaust a good wash out.

The two small one litre HHo units that I fitted to my old diesel van got rid of the horrible black exhaust smoke and made it possible for me to use fith gear at only 30 mph without it juddering.

An even smaller one litre system fitted to my 62 classic car not only supplied all the above but is also a hit gadget at the classics shows.

To get a big increase in fuel saving is not quite so easy. When HHo is running, the oxygen sensor on my van's exhaust detects more oxygen (less pollution) and increases the diesel injected to compensate, so I would need to knobble the sensor to get more mpg. As I am happy with just the the extra torque and less pollution, I have not yet attempted this upgrade.
On my classic car's petrol engine, I would need to reduce the jet size or lean off the mixture but as above I am also content with it the way it is.

A basic small HHo setup reqires a one litre air tight bottle (I use a poly jar) with a cathode and anode (posh names for two stainless steel plates or rods) connected to a 12volt supply. A rubber tube from the jar to the vehicles air intake, an anti flash valve (I use an aquarium air stone) and a pressure relief valve (I use a home brew valve). It should then be tweaked (using more or less baking powder) until it uses about 20amps. It will then put out about half a litre of gas per minute.

Only use distilled water as anything else can create unwanted gases such as chlorine.

Only use baking powder as an electrolite for the same reasons.

Only use an ignition-supplied 12volts. A dash mounted neon on/off switch is also a good idea, as it allows you to start the system after the engine is running (reduces the chance of flasback) and to stop it before the engine has stopped (uses up any left over gas).

Only ever use a push-fit on any of the rubber hoses as they will release the pressure quickly in the event of a flash back.

One litre of distilled water makes one thousand eight hundred litres of gas so there is no need to top it up very often.

I have read stories about people who run engines on water alone but even though I believe that it is possible I dont see how?

Just using HHo to help save the planet from pollution seems to be a good enough reason to use HHo without even trying to get the extra mpg.

I hope that my input has answered some of the many questions addressed in this forum,

Kind regards to you all, David