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Re: New type turbo in SCC



In a message dated 3/10/99 12:23:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
William.Elliott@mail.mei.com writes:

<< What made it interesting was that it had a spark plug and a fuel intake set
  into what
 appeared to be a small cast iron combustion chamber... all similar to a
 gasoline heater
 (for you VW and Corvair guys out there).
  >>
---and Fords circa 1939. Ahh yes the Southwind gasoline heater made by Stewart
Warner. Used a reed switch inside a vacuum tube to create the spark to burn
the fuel. Lots of heat quick!
Frank santoro
1990 V8 1998 A8