Adding Acetone to Your Tank will give HUGE increase in Mileage....

[hammersley]

or so they say... ... Check this out.....



http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/

 

[fox]

Most diesel shops say acetone will eat the soft parts used on our fuel system.

So, how can we calculate mileage when we go down the road hooked on a tow truck?!!!!

Don't try this.

He also says warm air is better for mileage than cold air.

He has been sniffing fumes too long.

cold air is more dense, thus better mileage.

 

[McCRam]

I won't be testing this one with my Cummins, although it makes me curious. I have an old carb,and fuel pump off of a small block chevy. I might throw a bunch of stuff in some acetone and do a little experiment.

 

[rbattelle]

Please be careful with Acetone. The vapors are extremely flammable.



-Ryan

 

[TFucili]

I believe it may also be hydroscopic. Acetone is a very active solvent, I don't think I'd be adding it to my fuel supply any time soon.

 

[Rescue Ram]

Not a great idea, IMHO.

 

[rkressg]

So who is going to volunteer?

 

[RustyJC]

Somebody try about a 50% shot of acetone in the tank and get back to us with the results, OK??



Rusty

 

[Ron Bissett]

That's adding the mileage of the angle flight . acetone and diesel makes big boom. Ron Bissett in Metro Louisville Ky or Tampa Fla.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

Acetone, Toluene, Xylene, Methanol, Ethanol, etc. all fine in small amounts when mixed with GASOLINE...



no good in a DIESEL!!!



Forrest

 

[sfritts]

I hate to rain on the parade, but there isn't much lubrication in the diesel fuel now any type of solvent is going to make the problem worse.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

the article is talking about gasoline, not diesel

 

[paccool]

Forrest, the curves are for both gas and diesel.



Honestly - I tried this for a couple of tanks over the past month or so. Seemed to help with reducing the smoke but doesn't look like it helped with the economy much. Could be because I drive with a heavy foot and nothing would help! (love that power) At a rate of 2 oz per 10 gallons as they say to use in diesel, it would be diluted enough that I doubt it would cause much of a problem.



Will I do it anymore? probably - just to see if I can see any improvement in MPG.

 

[FloridaEd]

I used to work in a factory that made PVC and Polyethylene parts... both High Density and Low Density... . for the electrical industry.



One of the tests that we used was to place finished products in acetone and track the deterioration of the products..... cause acetone just ate them up. How quickly the acetone devoured the parts was an indication of the even mixing of the base material for the part... . but acetone ate EVERYTHING ... except glass! We also had a separate room for the acetone test with big exhaust blowers because acetone vapors is some really bad stuff.



Stanadyne I can live with. Acetone... only if you want to become an unwitting suicide bomber... .



(As I recall... from others, of course... . you could get a buzz on with acetone fumes... I never tried it. )



Florida Ed

 

[fortunate1]

If this was such a great idea, I think that the aftermarket/additives companies would have just repackaged and private-labeled acetone to increase profit margin. The rubber parts in the fuel system will suffer if you add acetone, MEK, toluene, etc. to the tank. Plus, acetone is almost as expensive as the diesel additives ($9/gal. around here). I'll give the additive companies the benefit of the doubt that they've at least spent some time & money researching and developing their products.

 

[gtobey]

Don't do it!

I spoke to my brother last night about this. He has worked as a research Microbiologist since 1970. He asked if I was crazy?



Don't do it if you want your vehicle to last. It is hygroscopic, very flammable, and will allow corrosion, and does eat everything in (varying amounts) but glass.



I can attest to the fact of the low lubrication in diesel fuel. We see ruined pumps in our shop every day if they do not use additive. If you think it is bad now, just wait for ULSD! What a nightmare!



I think someone's been leaving the lid off the bottle of Acetone in the lab too long!

 

[DragonflyDriver]

Hmmmph! I think I'll stick with my fuel-magnet-molecular-liner-upper thing/thingy.

 

[RKerner]

Cold air is better?

Most diesel shops say acetone will eat the soft parts used on our fuel system.

So, how can we calculate mileage when we go down the road hooked on a tow truck?!!!!

Don't try this.

He also says warm air is better for mileage than cold air.

He has been sniffing fumes too long.

cold air is more dense, thus better mileage.

I used to think cold air is better but warmed air vaporizes fuel better. I get about 9. 7mpg towing my enclosed 4 place at -10F to -20F. The only thing the cold air does is allow me to get lousy mileage at faster speeds.



When the air warms up, my mileage increases.



Oh, back to the thread, I ain't runnin' acetone anytime soon. And yes, it will make you silly if you use it to clean the inner fenders on your Cobra in a poorly ventilated room.

 

[The patriot]

Keep it off the skin, and dont breathe it........

It's also a carcinogen. If memory serves me, I think it targets kidneys.

I have better ways to ruin them if I choose to do so.

Eric

 

[rbattelle]

I use it a lot as a cleaner for electronic parts, and a degreaser for mechanical parts. I don't worry if I spill it on my hands as I don't seem to experience any irritation, redness or pain from it (although it does dry the skin a bit). Here's an MSDS for Acetone. It states, specifically: "not classifiable as a human carcinogen" in section 8, paragraph 2. Section 11 also gives a table indicating it is not carcinogenic.



I keep it in an empty bottle of contact lens cleaner which is made from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). It's been full of acetone for well over 1 year now and is still perfectly intact, with no signs of being "eaten". I buy it in 1-quart metal containers, which also show no evidence of being "eaten". I've used it to clean up rubber parts, none of which were "eaten" by it (although exposure time was short). I have found some plastics, however, that it does eat.



Personally, I think it's most dangerous because of it's extremely high vaporization rate and it's flammability.



Anyway, there's no way I'm going to put any solvent in any fuel tank.



-Ryan