In a dual fuel injected internal combustion engine, the primary injected
fuel is gasoline with a secondary fuel injected consisting of Ethanol,
Methanol, a combination of Ethanol and Methanol or a mixture of either
fuel with water. The method and device claimed is an electronic
controller that monitors the flow rate and or effect of the secondary
injected fuel though sensory input signals and outputs a control signal
to an external device which will reduce the internal combustion engines
power output to a safe level in the event that the flow of the secondary
fuel injected is not within a predetermined specified range and or the
effect of the secondary fuel injected is not within a predetermined range
as detected by an automotive inlet air temperature sensor or automotive
knock sensor there by preventing damage to the internal combustion engine
from detonation or pre-ignition of the primary air fuel charge as a
result of reduced quantity of secondary injected fuel. The external
control device could reduce timing of the internal combustion engine
spark event or reduce boost pressure of a forced induction system or
increase fueling of the primary injected fuel upon receiving an output
electrical signal from claimed monitoring device.
The electronic controller comprises of a housing with external connectors
and internal components. One connector is a fluid inlet port located on
the housing adapted to receive fluid into the housing. Another is a fluid
output port located on the housing adapted to output the fluid from the
housing. A third connector is a signal output connector located on the
housing adapted to output an electrical signal.