Thread: Injector heaters created little electromagnets, problem?
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Old 10-30-2006, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Jadavis View Post
All that is great, but when I got done with my test wrap I realized that I had just made an electromagnet, with the fuel line as the core. Is this a problem? It should not be a strong magnet. There are probably a total of about 40 turns per line. Heck, the junk gadget guys sell "magnetic fuel molecule aligners" to help improve the gas milage on your car. (Busted on Mythbusters episode 53, the great gas conspiracy.) I'm installing them by chance.

-Jim
Depends upon which way you wound them, CW or CCW and also whether you are north or south of the equator.
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