Lucas Fuel Additive

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This is an excerpt takin from:

"How to build a high performance Cummins Diesel" By Bruce C. Mallinson
CEO/ Diesel Injection of Pittsburgh

During the month of April 1994, Bill Jones, owner-operator of a Kenworth Conventional powered by a high performance NTC BCIII 400 Cummins called Diesel Injection and asked if we have ever heard of Lucas Fuel treatment. My answer was "no but why do you ask"? Bill stated that his friend tried 1 gallon in his 400 CAT and after 100 miles of driving felt an improvement in the performance of his engine. Bill's Kenworth has all of the necessary gauges to monitor a performance engine and he has a steady haul of bark mulch from Montreal to Boston. His trailer is 45 ft long, had ribbed sides, triaxle and a walking floor. Certainly not an easy pulling unit. Bill tried 1 gallon of the Lucas Fuel treatment and also noticed a power increase after approximately 100 miles of driving. Bill's manifold pressure increased by 2 to 3 lbs, his pyrometer was 50 deg. cooler and he pulled the hills one half gear higher than he did before.

This seemed like a truck stop story to me. However, Bill Jones from Manchester, New Hampshire is an outstanding mechanic and is very well respected by the owner-operators he works for. He trucks and wrenches. This way he never gets bored.

With this kind of recommendation I had to call Forrest Lucas in Riverside, California to find out what was in this treatment. I ordered one case, 4 gallons, at ****per gallon. I gave one gallon to my brother for his 444XT and the next day he called and said that his engine was also running better. When he ran out of Lucas Fuel treatment he felt a loss of power and response.
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I just got a case (can`t find locally) of Lucas Upper Cylinder lubricant and fuel conditioner. I had heard that this was the BEST additive for diesel fuel. Hands down.

Added 14 oz to an empty tank then filled up. I will report on the results.

It has the consistency of 0W-30 engine oil. Light amber in color, and no detectable odor. Odd for an additive/conditioner.



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Hemi, Our local Sap Bros has Lucas in stock.

The next time I fuel up Ill give it a shot.

Thanks

Mac

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95 Ram 2500 Auto Std Cab, Cat & Muffler Fell off, 125,000 miles.
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I've been using the Lucas for a while... has an injector cleaner in it, and does have some odor... I use it for lubricity-related peace-of-mind, but never noticed any real improvements..... truck only has 68K on it, and I don't think the injectors ever got "clogged" in my untreated driving(about the first 10-20K)... also never noticed anything to complain about, so maybe it's doing what ever it's supposed to do just kind of quietly in the "background" ---my therapist likes the Lucas, but loves the Stanadyne... will try some when out of the other... Stanadyne's supposed to also contain a cetane improver, that the Lucas labeling doesn't claim... . rich

 

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So far the truck seems to idle smoother and is quieter. There is no claim to increase Cetane on the bottle, but who knows. Something in the product seems to give the big Cummins engine more power in the article above.

So far I have tried Stanadyne performance formula, Marvel Mystery oil, Power Service, Amsoil Diesel treatment, Redline diesel catalyst, Amsoil Cetane Improver, and STP diesel treatment.

Probably the ones that made the most difference were Stanadyne & Amsoil Cetane improver.

Its really tough to notice a measureable improvement from an additve. Kind of like a "placebo effect". If you believe an additve will do what the bottle says, it seems to. #ad


Lets give Lucas some more time and see
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94 2500 SLT 4x4 5 Speed, 3. 54 LS, JRE 4" exhaust,Autometer Pyro & Boost gauges, Bosch 215HP injectors, Timing @ 14. 7 BTDC, JRE Stage III #4 plate 270/675, AFC spring kit,Pschotty Air, Optima Red Tops, Geno`s Exhaust Blanket, Synthetic lubes throughout.



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Another Lucas product that has just astounded me is their Rack and Pinion Fluid. Being in the car biz for years, sometime I would buy a car that had a binding rack. Flush the old power steering fluid out. Pour in one bottle of Lucas R&P Fluid (I call it Rack Magic) and fill the rest of the way with new fluid. Cures binding Racks 9 out of 10 times.

 

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I've used mainly Power Service fuel conditioners and was surprised at how dirty and the amount of deposits there were on my injectors when I took them out at 15,000 miles. Don't really think PS is all that great. I am using their Upper Cylinder Lubricant right now. I also had a hard time telling that Stanadyne did much good either. Think I will give Lucas a try, and I want to try Lubrication Engineers diesel fuel conditioner as well. Gotta use up what I have stocked up, another 5K miles or so.

Vaughn

 

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I've seen Lucas in truck stops in South Jersey and Elkton, MD.

The Dodge and the VW seem to run quiter, cleaner and have more power with Redline.

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I know of a few guys who swear by this stuff. Maybe I'll try it some day.

 

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I've been using LE DCI+ all summer and it does what it says - smoother running,less smoke and some power improvement. Well the last time I filled up, I squeezed the bottle a little too hard and over medicated a bit! I put in about 1. 5 what I meant to, but the improvement seems to be more than 1. 5. Better low end pickup and much less smoke with cold engine. I'm doing that every time from now on! I guess it's turning more fuel into power! I'll never switch! Craig

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97 3/4Ton, 2WD, 5SP, #11 Plate, 14 Housing, AF942M Air filter, Gutted Cat, 4"From Turbo, Airlift, Shortened Frame, Custom Bed, HEY FORDBOY POWERSTROKE THIS!