Acetone for diesel trucks ????

whitters021 · 03-28-2009, 08:51 PM

I've heard that putting in a couple onces of acetone in a diesel truck can increase the gas mileage, does anyone know any info about this?

---Thanks---

leolkfrm · 03-29-2009, 01:19 AM

sounds like nonsense to me, try stanadyne

bradrhale · 03-29-2009, 07:43 AM

you can put that in there for the cost of the acetone, it is not going to save you any money because it doesnt really do anything for mileage. believe me, i know. they say that offroad fuel hurts your mileage as well but i didnt see any difference. then again, that would be illegal wouldnt it??

merlin5577 · 03-29-2009, 11:18 AM

NO! Acetone is corrosive and eats rubber. Its also got a BTU content that is much lower then Diesel, on top of that it does not lubricate at all and can damage injectors and pumps. Do not use it as fuel.

leolkfrm · 03-30-2009, 06:37 AM

off road fuel does not hurt your mpg, it's better! Off road is still low sulpher(500ppm), and runs better. Flying J, and a few others still offer it as onroad fuel, and unless it's the new style needing ultra low(<15ppm) the results are better. all you need is a vehicle with a high flow filler for the big nozzle

mrjohnwayne · 03-30-2009, 08:20 AM

Ditto to Merlin. DO NOT use acetone...

merlin5577 · 03-30-2009, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leolkfrm

off road fuel does not hurt your mpg, it's better! Off road is still low sulpher(500ppm), and runs better. Flying J, and a few others still offer it as onroad fuel, and unless it's the new style needing ultra low(<15ppm) the results are better. all you need is a vehicle with a high flow filler for the big nozzle

Leo, LSD will only improve mileage in a truck designed to burn it. If you put LSD in an ULSD truck, you will damage hard components. Also, off road diesel (lsd) will be moving to ULSD status by 2010 as part of the up coming emissions regulations. Around here they have already changed it in a lot of places.

03-28-2009, 08:51 PM	#1
whitters021 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 3	Acetone for diesel trucks ???? I've heard that putting in a couple onces of acetone in a diesel truck can increase the gas mileage, does anyone know any info about this? ---Thanks---

03-29-2009, 01:19 AM	#2
leolkfrm Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.Y. Posts: 4,300	sounds like nonsense to me, try stanadyne __________________ 4 wheels move the body 2 wheels move the soul B.W.A.I

03-30-2009, 06:37 AM	#5
leolkfrm Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.Y. Posts: 4,300	off road fuel does not hurt your mpg, it's better! Off road is still low sulpher(500ppm), and runs better. Flying J, and a few others still offer it as onroad fuel, and unless it's the new style needing ultra low(<15ppm) the results are better. all you need is a vehicle with a high flow filler for the big nozzle __________________ 4 wheels move the body 2 wheels move the soul B.W.A.I

03-30-2009, 08:20 AM	#6
mrjohnwayne Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,722	Ditto to Merlin. DO NOT use acetone... __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

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03-29-2009, 07:43 AM	#3
bradrhale Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,025	you can put that in there for the cost of the acetone, it is not going to save you any money because it doesnt really do anything for mileage. believe me, i know. they say that offroad fuel hurts your mileage as well but i didnt see any difference. then again, that would be illegal wouldnt it??

03-29-2009, 11:18 AM	#4
merlin5577 Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 675	NO! Acetone is corrosive and eats rubber. Its also got a BTU content that is much lower then Diesel, on top of that it does not lubricate at all and can damage injectors and pumps. Do not use it as fuel.

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