Gasoline fuel cleaner??

[rjrodriguez]

I was at the pilot the other day, buying some howes diesel lubricant, when a trucker next to me said it was a waste of money. He said just to put a gallon of gasoline in my tank, and that it would do the same thing. He said it cleans your injectors and makes them work less. I have heard this before, but im skeptical about it. What do you guys think???

 

[BGlidewell]

I think not. I think it would hurt your fuel pump.

 

[Heavyweight]

I would not do use gas. There are plenty of fuel addys out there, sten, PS, Red line etc. Use MMO is you want a bit more lubrication. Some even use 2 stroke oil.

 

[TAbbott]

"He said just to put a gallon of gasoline in my tank, and that it would do the same thing. "



Not hardly. Back in the old days we used to use a gallon of unleaded in 100 gallons of diesel when it was really cold. -30 or lower. It wouldn't let the fuel gell up. Beyond that, the Howes claims to be a lubricant and I don't think anyone would say that gasoline is. Howes says their stuff is approved for use in all diesels. I don't think anyone actually "approves" of gasoline as a diesel fuel additive except in extreme conditions, and then only in very low concentrations. Howes claims overuse of their products won't harm the engines fuel system. Not so with gas. Howes has been around a long time and is used by lots of folks with no apparent ill-effects. Also not so with gasoline.



Another old timer deal was you could actually fuel your diesel on gasoline in a pinch if you added 1 quart of 30 wt. non-detergent oil for every gallon of gasoline you put in it --- which should be an indicator of the amount of lubrication gasoline does not afford the fuel system. And finally, these old timey fixes were employed back when even heavy duty line haul truck diesels only made it 150,000 miles or maybe 200,000 or so without needing a complete overhaul. Now, they routinely go 850,000 or even 1 million miles with nothing but routine maintenance or maybe a set of injectors at 700,000 miles or so. Tolerances back then were really loose compared to today.



I wouldn't use the gasoline unless I was really pressed, as in bitterly cold and its better to keep the engine running and stay alive rather than let it gel up and you freeze up along with it. My $. 02.

 

[Pawpaw]

Another old timer deal was you could actually fuel your diesel on gasoline in a pinch if you added 1 quart of 30 wt. non-detergent oil for every gallon of gasoline you put in it

The only engines I've ever heard that about were the military multi-fuel engines. The M35A2 would normally use diesel, but could also use the gas/oil mix or even JP-4.



Bob

 

[NUKEMAN]

Holy God man, don't use gas! It can and will destroy your engine in many ways. I know "Diesel Secret" calls for a small amount of gasoline in the blend, I repeat, SMALL, but I believe it is for "volatility", as the manual states. If I was to add any sort of "other" raw petroleum product to your diesel it would be kerosene; and only if you were without a quality additive and concerned about gelling.

 

[Glock Guru]

No it's not gasoline it's bottled water I think. :-laf



-Troy