100% Acetone or 100% Toluene added to gas?

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I keep hearing about putting SMALL doses of a specific kind of 100% Acetone (the one that does not have 10% of another chemical, how would you tell?) or Toluene (?) into the gas, that it is "laquer thinner" NOT paint thinner, and to add to a half tank of gas then run low then refill... or, let it sit at a rest stop or area for a good 4-6+ hours after doing that, THEN restart..

1. What products are 100% of the Acetone WITHOUT the other chemical, and where can they be found? Reference post is http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...179#Post2985179

2. Has anyone ever done this, and if so, how did it go?
3. If you did, what specific product did you use?
 
Because they heard it from their mother's brother's butcher's mechanic through a guy who heard that someone else had tried it and improved their fuel economy 27%.
 
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Well..

Supposedly, it makes everything burn hotter, and therefore cleans it out.

Mythbusters seems to think it doesnt do much for mileage, but said nothing as to how it cleans.

I am presently watching Professor Von Hypermiler, answering our questions.
 
toluene is a potent octane improver, with agressive timing it may produce better power. cleaning wise, i do not think it helps even though a bit of xylene may help
 
Stop it. You just blew up a volvo, replaced a motor in your s10, and are on a road trip. Just gas!
 
Originally Posted By: eljefino
Stop it. You just blew up a volvo, replaced a motor in your s10, and are on a road trip. Just gas!


? To clarify, I have an F150 and the S10 motor has been swapped. We put a new distributor module, since the other engine was cracked on the pallet - well, parts of it. He had to drill out some exhaust bolts, it came with no belt which is OK since the spark plugs and belt were new, distributor cap new rotor, it all has to be timed and the motor mounts on the old were non-existent, as he said. ABout the road trip: The F150 has not replicated its starter issue, I am inclined to believe all is well there. We all went to Chuck E Cheese yesterday in Montgomeryville yesterday for a birthday party. I am researching the Toluene or Acetone tests on Youtube, and Gary Allan's thread on the ATF and MMO also states it does well. I mainly am debating whether to put in the quart and a half left of ATF, from the transmission lines changing when the radiator changed out.

Would a road trip not be the best thing to blow through the engine in a safe way? Maybe stop by that Ohio location in the RP @ Meijer post, and clean them out. Road trip, still debating F150 vs S10 but the S10 gets better mileage. Put $65 of gas in here yesterday!

Back OT.. One Youtuber just did a test, and found results inconclusive, as all it did was evaporate off, and did not seem to damage any rubber from a serpentine belt, nor spark plugs. I have some Seafoam left over, maybe I will suck it up through the vacuum line on the new engine, or the other one. It is car tune time. More videos with more results, I continue to check them out.
 
Must wait until monday, since the old starter gave up the ghost during the transplant. Driving with that started in the bed until monday morning. Plus, the second vehicle now does not have any of the fuel benefits of the dedicated and specific fuel cleaner I put in the first engine.

The results of the Acetone and Toluene experiments vary pretty widely, maybe just the Gary Allan superdose of 1.5 quarts ATF and 1 quart MMO will do it, for some cleaning that will go well with a very long highway trip westward! Again, the S10 gets better mileage than the bigger truck. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=288545&page=1
 
What are you trying to accomplish, specifically?

If it's to clean injectors, then Redline SI-1, or Gumout w. Regaine. Engines today generally run clean on the fuel side...MUCH cleaner than with carburetors of decades ago. Some folks have had good results decarboning the combustion chambers with water SLOWLY sprayed into the intake. But again, what are you trying to accomplish and why?

Is it just because the crankcase *might* have some varnish? If it's the crankcase, use either Kreen or MMO. The former works faster than the latter, if either one will cure what you've got. But you haven't indicated what you've got. What are the symptoms? So far it sounds like you're assuming symptoms.

If you are on a highway trip, do not use some pseudo-miracle cleaner attributed to an unknown, unproven source on the internet like You Tube. Otherwise, you're setting yourself up for a mess in the middle of a long trip. Not wise.

Slow clean is better than experimental laxative clean, especially if taking a long trip.
 
I just got done with the myth buster video and was thinking, would their results have been different if they did their tests on a modern car with fuel injection? Even if they proved it worked on a 30 year old car, who would benefit from it today?.I believe the magnet thing was hooey, but with a more refined computer controlled ignition system they may have gotten different results.,,
 
If acetone were a good thing to put in gasoline it would be added at the refinery. The guys who work there have known about the stuff since long before you ever heard about it on the Internet (there was no Internet back then.) They have labs where people do controlled testing so they know what does and doesn't work.

Toluene, on the other hand, used to be in the gasoline. It isn't in there anymore because every time you spill some of it on your hands there's a chance someone in California will get cancer.
 
I tied acetone way back in 2005 when it was a craze. 2 cars, no difference. Not that there should be any if you think about it. I also tried TCW-3 in gas and while I could not detect a consistent measurable MPG benefit, the engines did idle better.
 
Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
I tied acetone way back in 2005 when it was a craze. 2 cars, no difference. Not that there should be any if you think about it. I also tried TCW-3 in gas and while I could not detect a consistent measurable MPG benefit, the engines did idle better.


Same. No difference in mileage!
 
Originally Posted By: yonyon
every time you spill some of it on your hands there's a chance someone in California will get cancer.
ROFL!

Seems like everything I buy nowadays has that warning on it.

Really, California? You have THAT many stupid people who need to be protected from themselves?
 
I'm always hearing of people who brag that you can "crack" the fuel using Acetone,breaking the surface tension....yet they dont dare try it in their own vehicle.I wouldnt think the damage to rubber components,fuel pump,o rings,injectors,would be worth it.If all these wonderful wives tales worked,why wouldnt carmakers put in the owners manual "To improve fuel economy,and achieve top energy conservation,always add Acetone or Toulene to your fill ups"? Oh yea,they are in the conspiracy with the oil companies,and they dont want you to get good mileage,as you wouldnt buy as much fuel from their rich buddies...yea,right.If they are that friendly,why didnt ExxonMobil/Chevron/BP buy GM and Chrysler when they had to file bankruptcy???
 
I run the 50/50 lacquer thinner a couple of times Gallon to 10 of gas. Can't say it did anything but can't say it didn't either.
 
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