Acetone in gas

[Terry, NJ]

I just saw something on the I-net I haven't seen before. I know, The myth busters did a show on it eight years an I missed it, or something! Acetone in gas! Using the rate of two ozs per ten gals they supposedly raised gas mileage from mid 20s to thirty MPG. But it only works for the first day, after the first day, it is longer effective. Is this of any real benefit? This sounds like one of those obscure "Fixes" that have been around for a long time, but I somehow missed it.
Terry

[Tom Wesenberg]

I remember the first time I heard of this about 10 years ago, so I bought some acetone and tried it. My gas mileage had NO change.

[C26Pinelake]

A wives tale at best! You missed nothing! Wayne

[holdover]

Don't know about it increasing mileage, but for all you Seafoam users might want to consider a home brew. I have been doing this for years. At 1/10 the price it is the way to go, at least to me, your mileage may vary.
http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/arc...p/t-21417.html

[Ruth]

Think about it. That's something like 640:1 ratio. I don't think it would have much effect.

[SeaSlugs]

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not to mention acetone evaporates in seconds, not sure if its heavier or lighter than gas so if its lighter it would just evaporate away. It would clean out the junk from an engine so i wonder if they saw better mpg from a clean vs dirty engine...

also what vehicle was it in? a pickup truck will not see an improvement due to it being about as aerodynamic as a tool shed. Something like 75% of your MPG depends on your foot and aerodynamics of the vehicle.

[Fullraceflathead]

Actually Tolulene is the one to add to improve octane. They Oil companies are adding it to Regular to make premium

[stouchton]

Originally Posted by SeaSlugs

also what vehicle was it in? a pickup truck will not see an improvement due to it being about as aerodynamic as a tool shed.

Dude, thanks for that! Just about spit my coffee on the keyboard!

[Dick Steinkamp]

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp

https://www.quora.com/Gas-Mileage-Wh...oline-in-a-car

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...hall-of-shame/

[captndan]

The first thing that comes to mind using acetone is those squeaky clean pistons.

[Terry, NJ]

Thanks Guys! I thought it was crap! When you hear this stuff you wonder "He can't be the first!" After 100 years of trying everthing from Goose grease to cow magnets we pretty much know what works and what doesn't.
Terry

[C26Pinelake]

Originally Posted by Fullraceflathead

Actually Tolulene is the one to add to improve octane. They Oil companies are adding it to Regular to make premium

Now where did you ever hear that? My brother is a chemist at a major oil company and he said that was his laugh for the day, month and year! Wayne

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by Dick Steinkamp

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp

https://www.quora.com/Gas-Mileage-Wh...oline-in-a-car

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...hall-of-shame/

I like the third link the best. I remember in the late 60's seeing several cars with magnets taped to the fuel line. I think this only helped while the car was pointing north though.

[larry harding]

following this thread reminded me of hearing my dad talk about w w 11 when he was in the navy. gas was rationed and he would run a mixture of kerosene and moth balls just to get around. the kerosene is not too far fetched as a lot of early tractors and flywheel engines were designed torun on kerosene once they were hot. kero was cheaper than gas.

[ursus]

Acetone works well for getting water out of gas. I use it in my lawn mover after it has been stored over the winter as it helps to dissolve any gunk that might develop with storage even after adding Stabil when putting it away for winter.

[40 Deluxe]

Originally Posted by captndan

The first thing that comes to mind using acetone is those squeaky clean pistons.

I was always told that 'squeaky' pistons were a sign that the engine was out of oil!

[ian Simpson]

Originally Posted by ursus

Acetone works well for getting water out of gas. I use it in my lawn mover after it has been stored over the winter as it helps to dissolve any gunk that might develop with storage even after adding Stabil when putting it away for winter.

Up here in the cold, condensation (water) in the gas tank is a real problem as it can freeze in the gas line. It used to be that in cold weather we would put a few ounces of methyl hydrate in the tank at each fill. Ethanol in the gas seems to have cured the problem. Hooray for crap gas!

[Dodge]

I heard that if you put gas in the gas tank it worked pretty well. Google it.