My best milage was a trip to Chicago that I logged 21.8 mpg for the trip up......400 miles. I kept the speed at betwee 65 and 68 mph and it was all smooth highway miles - with the air conditioner off. It was a hot day too.<>I hope this has been posted under the proper headings.
bump for my hubby. we've got a few old cars we can experiment on!
interesting... I have to wonder what it's doing to rubber fittings though.
W, what do you think?
Plus which, you can use your gasoline to remove fingernail polish.
That is a 15% to 25% increase! Wow!
Too bad I can't use the tip, both my trucks are diesel. The low sulphur fuel is already low on lubrication, the acetone would be much worse!
Is it true that the coolant tank should be filled regularly with Gatorade?
What is the EPA milage estimate for that vehicle?
How much does a gallon of acetone cost?
(steely)
I just bought a "check engine light" zapper. It works very very well.
Thanks for the info, I have added acetone to the gas in my 95 Caprice, not consistantly enough to check the mileage. The check engine light comes on intermittantly, I had my mechanic check it, it wouldn't come on when he had it, he said not to worry about it, if it starts staying on all the time he will probably be able to find the problem.
I noticed that it doesn't come on as often when there is acetone in the gas.
I'm just not buying this. How could that little bit of acetone increase mileage that much? It doesn't increase the fuel's specific energy (probably decreases it) any significant amount, and I can't see where it would likely make the fuel atomize any better. Nope, I'm not buying it.
As to the check engine light, if you want your vehicle to run right and get the best mileage you should probably get that sort of thing checked out. If the O2 sensor is faulty the fuel injection system can't adjust the fuel-air mixture as effectively as it should.
The EPA must offer a reward for dropping a dime on people like you. Any chance I can get your address?
The "check engine light" on my 85 Buick came on then went off a few times. Just about the time I decided to see what was wrong, it quit running.
Another Option, maybe safer, and it does work:
http://www.fitchfuelcatalyst.com/
They laughed when I wound up my shaver!
I remember many years ago, Tom McCahill said the only additive he ever used was carburetor cleaner.
So is it just Fords that the check engine comes on? I have a Focus and the check engine light has been on for about 2,000 miles now and I can't get it to go off. I've had it checked and reset by the exhaust mechanics twice now and it keeps coming back on. I want to trade it in, but afraid it will mess up the trade in value if it seems to have engine trouble.
Here is a post from Bobistheoilguy. Don't know how accurate but figure he knows more than me:
http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=003059
Acetone is made as a byproduct of the manufacture of phenol. That's why it's so cheap (relative to other solvents). Petrochemical companies would love to get rid of it by putting it into the gasoline pool.
With the bans on MTBE, it would make a great oxygenate to replace MTBE, to meet the clean air act ammendment's rule of 2% oxygen for RFG. Acetone has a higher oxygen content than MTBE or TAME.
There are lots of reasons why refiners would love to blend it in. They still don't. Why...becuase it can kill fuel system parts. It's not a conspiracy...it would already be there if not for the serious technical problems.
bump for later reading
Acetone added to gasoline is a disaster waiting to happen. DO NOT ADD ACETONE TO YOUR GAS UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO VOID YOUR WARANTY!