Anybody hear of these water/fuel conversion kits, that are apparently suppose increase fuel efficiency 40+%???

No. Just, no. They don't work. Never.

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1983 Mercedes-Benz 240D
Automatic, A/C, Power Sunroof, Power Right Side Mirror
231K Miles FOR SALE MAKE OFFER

Thanks, I had the same feeling when I read an add that said I could earn $2,ooo/week 3 hours a day from home-no experience necessary!!

Yep, 100% money robbing scam. Its not possible to use water as a fuel.

Not without putting more energy into turning the water into something that can be used as fuel.
(something like 100% more energy to make the hydrogen than it produces)

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

And those scams are advertised a lot, even on this site. 5starshine.com banner was right above the "Quick Reply" section.

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

It only becomes a possibility if you notice the oil companies are buying up all the water. Water injection devices go back to the 1930s I believe.

You might be better off buying a mast and sail. If your running with the wind on any particular day just hoist the sail. Thats probably why mercedes put a sunroof in the vast majority of their cars.

Or carry inflated bags of hydrogen on board. A lighter car in theory gets better fuel milage. Well at least a 240d would climb hills faster. The gamit of things like atom displacement with magnetic fields and other items are almost endless. Yet a proper tuneup of a diesel car that has not had one since it was pretty new can yield increased power and milage. This may be about the only approach that is real.

During WWII the navy used to inject water into the cylinders of carrier borne aircraft during takeoff. Concentrated air and compression it was, and it vastly improved the power scope. The problem was that it also vastly decreased engine life, but in a war that was no problem. An engine rated for 1000 hours between overhaul was simply dumped overboard after a few hundred hours and replaced with a new one. Lather, rinse, repeat.

But not so smart in a commercial economy.

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'79 300D, "Liesel von Diesel", 235K

I kid proofed the house....but they still get in