Acetone Fuel Additive Update
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I've been taken in by all of this madness and bought a quart of acetone. I measured my past 15 tankfulls and they varied from 34-38 mpg without acetone (vehicle is a Sentra). I'll post as I get more info.
I'm trying the 3oz acetone / 10 gal.
Cars seem peppier, but no mpg data yet.
Cars seem peppier, but no mpg data yet.
2nd results of my 98 crown vic..my last results showed an inc . in mpg from 16.5 to 23.5..now today my mpg increased to 25.1mpg..all this is city driving..i added 2oz./10gals of acetone at every other fill..of course i use 2 oz. of fuel power/10 gals....if i would have thought about it i should have checked my mileage using fp-60 by itself...i will do that later..the important thing is that iam saving alot of money
thats a possibility but i keep my engines spotless with overkill maintenance
I honestly don't think that a Crown Vic can get 25mpg with only 100% city driving. It is rated for 17mpg and the EPA testing is really an overkill.
I am not saying you are lying, but you car is only supposed to get 25mpg with 100% highway driving.
i use a fuel calculator and i also check my own math and it is all accurate..i do have alot of other things i did to the vic too..like all synthetics redline and motul,catch can on my pcv and i use fp60 and lc20 also..so all that care one can do to your vehicle does pay off...
I keep forgetting to pick up a qt of acetone during my "honey do" runs....maybe today.
After further reading of this topic, I think that the next time I fill 'er up, I just might have to try this as well. What's the worst thing that can happen, beautifying my fuel tank!! I don't think that it'll do any damage to the fuel system per se as I frequently use Sunoco gasline which produly advertises 10% ethanol in their fuels.
Is there anything misguided with this particular logic?
Is there anything misguided with this particular logic?
Your basis for this claim is what?
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Given the concentrations we're talking about, the properties of gasoline itself, and acetone, I'm not concerned about fuel system damage, even in the long term.
I do have another concern, though. That is, there's some risk inherent in the handling of acetone as it is put into the car, presumably still at full concentration. I've used acetone on occasion to strip difficult films from my windshield (it is very effective when used for this purpose), and noticed to my chagrin that if it so much as touches the nearby paint or plastic trim, it will immediately scar them. I still use it, with extreme caution, and I'd recommend that anyone trying it in their gas use the same extreme caution to avoid paint damage from splatters or spills.
Airborne Ranger, use a small Pyrex glass measuring cup. Glass is non-reactive to all reactive type fluids (acids, alkalines, etc.)
I don't know how good it would be for the very "runny" and "active" acetone, but I use an emptied "Stabil" fuel preservative bottle to dispense my FP60 (f/k/a Fuel Power). It's the bottle with two chambers, the large lower one holds the supply, and the small upper one is used to measure and dispense. There's a little tube between them, you just loosen the two caps and squeeze until the desired amount travels from the supply chamber to the measuring/dispensing chamber. This might work for acetone as well.
The evap rate is fortunate, given the aggressiveness of its solvency. My comment was based on a memorable accident I had when I dribbled some acetone on the paint on my A-pillar when cleaning my windshield. It made a hazy whitish spot on the clearcoat that contrasted sharply with the blue paint on that car. After a couple days, it went away. The marks it makes on plastic trim, however, do not go away. I'm definitely not saying, "don't use this stuff," I'm just recommending caution.
Oh for sure, sorry if I sounded confrontational because that was not my intention.quote:
Originally posted by ekpolk:
The evap rate is fortunate, given the aggressiveness of its solvency. My comment was based on a memorable accident I had when I dribbled some acetone on the paint on my A-pillar when cleaning my windshield. It made a hazy whitish spot on the clearcoat that contrasted sharply with the blue paint on that car. After a couple days, it went away. The marks it makes on plastic trim, however, do not go away. I'm definitely not saying, "don't use this stuff," I'm just recommending caution.
I was just making understand that if they spill a small amount it shouldnt do any harm.
This last tank I "think" will be a little off seeing I had one of my spark plugs back out on me a bit allowing compresion blowing by the threads.
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