Combustion Symptoms
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:23 pm
K so thanksgiving weekend I went up to california city ( yes, in california )
to go riding like we always do once or more a month. This is my first time I borught my combustion potato cannon though. t was my first and only combustion, It has worked every time I shot it never any time I pulled the BBQ ignitor and nothing came out of it.
I was using the usual hairspray, the only flamable chemical that has ever set into my chamber, same bottle, it was about ahlf why full when I tried using it. Theres no chamber fan, it is a screw off end cap then spray harispray into the chamber kind of cannon.
I want to say it was around 45-55 degrees maybe barely the sixtys, I mean everyone was weraing coats, and jackets but me ( I never get cold). I put the potato in, spray a good amount close it quick... Click, Click, Crap!!! it dosnt work, We were playing around with it for 30 minutes cycling in air, blowing into the camber. We checked the spark gap, it was perfect, better then usual.
I was never aware of this inconcictency in a combustion cannon before. So basically what was going on? Im guessing it was to cold for it to ignite properly, I have never ever had any combustion problems before. What happend?
to go riding like we always do once or more a month. This is my first time I borught my combustion potato cannon though. t was my first and only combustion, It has worked every time I shot it never any time I pulled the BBQ ignitor and nothing came out of it.
I was using the usual hairspray, the only flamable chemical that has ever set into my chamber, same bottle, it was about ahlf why full when I tried using it. Theres no chamber fan, it is a screw off end cap then spray harispray into the chamber kind of cannon.
I want to say it was around 45-55 degrees maybe barely the sixtys, I mean everyone was weraing coats, and jackets but me ( I never get cold). I put the potato in, spray a good amount close it quick... Click, Click, Crap!!! it dosnt work, We were playing around with it for 30 minutes cycling in air, blowing into the camber. We checked the spark gap, it was perfect, better then usual.
I was never aware of this inconcictency in a combustion cannon before. So basically what was going on? Im guessing it was to cold for it to ignite properly, I have never ever had any combustion problems before. What happend?