What does "Pinging" mean?

[cbxer55]

Done already? The thread hasn't even side-tracked to the cost of raising a llama in New Mexico. ( or something along those lines.)

Got someone in Oklahoma City area that raises Llamas! Truth! Bwahahaha!!!!!

 

[Denisefwd93]

Uh...yes but no more help than anybody else needs, ping is very much a problem.

Thought I was helping to keep this thread on topic!

Some Old-Timers may remember water injection I think it was a Studebaker my dad had, that was, a very long time ago ?

 

[cbxer55]

I changed the Name of the thread for @Denisefwd93, she needs help and has a thread about it, pleas refer to that thread to help her out

No ping when very humid?

That's the question I had the other day! the humidity has been in the high 80 to Almost 100% here for the past week and I just happened to notice I could not get the engine to Ping like it always does even on light acceleration,. so what's up on that? I just know Ron has the answer LOL

www.therangerstation.com

Humidity is kind of like water injection. Back in the 80's, there were numerous water injection kits available, and once installed, they would reduce the octane sensitivity of an engine. Gasoline back then seemed to suck, and pinging/knock was quite common. I had installed an Edelbrock water injection unit on my 78 Trans Am for this reason. The kit had a controller that used both vacuum and rpm input to determine when and how much water to inject. And, if a 50/50 mix of water/methanol was used, it worked even better. That blue stuff you put in your windshield squirter bottle is about right for that use.

 

[Ranger850]

UHM,....the topic of THIS thread is simply a vocabulary lesson, not an engine lesson. but whatever

 

[Ranger850]

Control Freak?, that's a first. I'm not even in control of myself 98.6% of the time. I was honestly trying to help. But, you know what they say about "good deeds" SMH,

 

[adsm08]

PING stands for "Packet Internet Groper".

It is basically a set of data packets sent out across the internet or a local network, to see how long it takes to get a response back.

 

[19Walt93]

Humid air will reduce or eliminate spark knock, they used to sell(maybe still do) water injection systems to add to vehicles for that reason. A hose would run up to the air cleaner lid and a little nozzle would spray a water mist into the air intake.

 

[cbxer55]

Humid air will reduce or eliminate spark knock, they used to sell(maybe still do) water injection systems to add to vehicles for that reason. A hose would run up to the air cleaner lid and a little nozzle would spray a water mist into the air intake.

I already said that, but oh well.

 

[Ranger850]

MODS
At some point, can this possibly be merged with the thread that i linked earlier. i guess i should have just asked the question in that one, but i didn't want to derail it. go figure.lol
if not, just delete this post