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#552 of 1246 Re: Acetone in fuel [Mr_Shiftright] by technerd Sep 08, 2005 (12:47 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 08, 2005 8:11 am) In concentrations of less then 1 in 500 how long is that gonna take.   I would have saved far more than the cost of a few minor parts.   But never mind me, I'll just take my savings and go home, again & again & again....   Funny thing just about everything that doesn't like acetone, doesn't like gasoline either.
#553 of 1246 Re: Ok, snake oils aside...... [shipo] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 08, 2005 (2:16 pm)
Replying to: shipo (Sep 08, 2005 12:42 pm) I thought it was interesting that every website I visited touting acetone invariably mentions the oil company conspiracies and also some sites claimed how some evil people have actually sabotaged the information online so that others would use harmful proportions of acetone, to deliberately give it a bad name.   I keep thinking of Carl Sagan's wise words: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence".
#554 of 1246 ahhh, the conspiracy. dang, they got me again. by swschrad Sep 08, 2005 (5:59 pm)
if I was to tell you more about it, I'd have to ... well, you know.   those are my black helicopters, yup, sure enough ya betcha by golly, then. buy me a cookie
#555 of 1246 I remember by isellhondas Sep 10, 2005 (4:54 pm)
Using acetone when repairing surfboards when I was much younger.   That was NASTY stuff!   Think I'll stay in the herd chewing my cud!
#556 of 1246 there is a LOT worse stuff than acetone about by swschrad Sep 12, 2005 (4:29 pm)
benzine and other fuel-ish isomers of benzine in gasoline are rough on the liver. you don't want any amount of antifreeze getting in your system, or it will essentially glue the kidneys shut for good. refrigerant passing into a running engine or detected by a flame detector generates phosgene gas, a favorite of the Hun in world war one. chlorinated brake cleaner is the first cousin of carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, which is awful to brain and liver. brake dust is full of asbestos or calsil, you don't want any of that. acetone is darned near the breath of life compared to many auto chemicals. even used motor oil causes cancer. moral: keep clean and don't wallow in anything.
#557 of 1246 adding acetone to fuel by inkie Sep 14, 2005 (9:52 am)
Thechnerd adding acetone to fuel even in the percentage you quote will change the vapor pressure of the entire mixture. That bothers me, it may affect components on the newer engines upon combustion.
#558 of 1246 Re: Gasoline additives [technerd] by minimaine Sep 14, 2005 (7:22 pm)
Replying to: technerd (Sep 08, 2005 8:43 am) Would you try it in a 2003 MINI Cooper? (serious question) I've got a MINI Cooper and have started to use acetone. Whereas before I couldn't get even 100 miles at the quarter-tank mark (OK, OK, I like to go *fast* when I drive far on the highway, and live in a city where all the lights are always RED), now it gets at least 125, once 152. Read that it increases the octane. Think that I could switch to mid-grade gasoline instead of the high (priced) test? Replies to this message: isellhondas (Sep 15, 2005 5:51 pm) imidazol97 (Sep 15, 2005 5:55 pm)
#559 of 1246 sure, switch any time, engines are cheap by swschrad Sep 15, 2005 (5:22 pm)
and you'll be buying those new engines yourself as the warranty will be shot.   seriously, while you're more likely to feel less gutty performance on low-test, you could get enough pinging to burn your valves and pistons.   if BMW wanted you to put half-gas in there, they'd have told you so. someplace or another I got the idea that german engineers like to test things to see if they're right. endlessly. but I could be wrong in that....
#560 of 1246 Re: Gasoline additives [minimaine] by isellhondas Sep 15, 2005 (5:51 pm)
Replying to: minimaine (Sep 14, 2005 7:22 pm) I wouldn't put acetone in a lawnmower and I happen to think yopur claims are....well...nevermind! Replies to this message: imidazol97 (Sep 15, 2005 5:55 pm)
#561 of 1246 Re: Gasoline additives [isellhondas] by imidazol97 Sep 15, 2005 (5:55 pm)
Replying to: isellhondas (Sep 15, 2005 5:51 pm) Isell, Would you ask your service manager what might happen with a low level of acetone added to the gasoline of tens of thousands of miles?   I keep thinking there would be a chemical reaction with some of the hydrocarbons in the gasoline and some of the additives to cause a change.

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