Because the processes of all Internal Combustion Engines involves
“Noisy, Violent” Exothermic Activities... it is often easy to forget that the
Pure Chemistry behind what makes our engines run has a LOT more to do with
Liquid Hydrocarbons COMBINING with
Oxygen and in addition to releasing
Carbon Di-Oxide and a
Helluva Lot of HEAT ENERGY... the last and most innocuous part of the process produces an
ENORMOUS amount of Waste Water that passes unseen for the most part out of the Tail Pipes as harmless and useful Water Vapor. But if you were to collect ALL of the Water produced in the Burning of 1 Gallon of Fuel... it actually would weigh almost
1.5 Times as much vs. its original Mass/Volume of the One Gallon of Gasoline!
Here is the
Basic Chemistry supporting this process involving ALL of the players involved:
Molecular weights of the representative octane combustion are C8H18 114, O2 32, CO2 44, H2O 18; therefore 1kg of fuel reacts with 3.51 kg of oxygen to produce 3.09kg of carbon dioxide and 1.42kg of water.
Exerted from the Wiki on "Gasoline":
en.wikipedia.org
This Video has some interesting insights into joining two pipe segments using some VERY Hi-Temp Copper impregnated Silicone as the means of filling in any minor gaps in between the mating segments ...and of course investing in decent S/S 360 Degree Band Clamps with Dual Fasteners that should work MUCH better than any Cheap "U" Style Clamps ever will:
I like this one too...even though the Prep Work necessary to clean up the Rusty Outer Pipe Segments leaves much to be desired... the VOP shows the clamping and installation with the limitation of a
MAX of 55 Foot Pounds of Torque on Both Fasteners: