Lately, my son's been wimping out on riding his bike to school ("Jeez, it's only down to 16! Wear your ski goggles!"). This means my car's getting two 2mi trips on the coldest days (my work's only 3 blks from school, so I end up giving him a ride home on those days, too). The consensus is that this is bad due to the acid formation which develops under these conditions. But, the traditional remedy is take the occassional long drive, & everything will "burn-off" & be OK.
So my questions are:
1) Do the acids get evaporated like water, or are they converted into something else?
2) Do they leave behind some portion of their components?
3) Do they end up carrying away even more things (since they're water combined with combustion by-products) than just driving out moisture would?
4) Would the next hotter plug help prevent acids from forming under these conditions in the first place?
Thanks for your thoughts on this.
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So my questions are:
1) Do the acids get evaporated like water, or are they converted into something else?
2) Do they leave behind some portion of their components?
3) Do they end up carrying away even more things (since they're water combined with combustion by-products) than just driving out moisture would?
4) Would the next hotter plug help prevent acids from forming under these conditions in the first place?
Thanks for your thoughts on this.