Hello All...
I have been reading the posts on this matter and thought I would start my
own test. I will be testing mostly city driving and tracking the results
and posting them here as well. I have to admit...curiousity got the best of
me...and I would not mind either saving some money on fuel...or at least
have more fun with the money spent. :-)
Stats on the vehicle:
1997 Ford Crown Victoria P71 (retired police cruiser) with 87k miles. It
has a 4.6L (Vin W) 8cyl motor and an automatic transmission.
The first tank with acetone is 2oz / 10 gallons with a relatively recent
tuneup, proper tire air pressure (32 psi), and no OBDII error codes present
or pending.
The car has been averaging between 15 and 20 mpg in town (depending on the
weight of my foot) and almost 30 mpg on the highway with cruise control. I
will run several tanks of gasoline/acetone mix and then a few tanks of
straight gasoline. This should eliminate the benefits of any cleaning as an
improvement in economy. I know it is not scientific...too many other
variables.
I will track the following unless someone has some additional suggestions:
Date / Vehicle Mileage / Travelled Distance / Gallons / Price / Octane / Oz
Acetone / Full tank? / MPG / Misc Comments
--Randall
<engage lurker mode>
----- Original Message -----
From: "malcolm maclure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 4:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Fwd: Acetone as gasoline additive tests - Phase II
Hello Keith, Mike et al....
It goes well thanks...busy as ever.
Acetone's a better subject than acetylene eh? LOL! (Phew!) By the
way, we took that tank back to that engineer, and he wasn't at all
perturbed by what we told him. "Oh", he said. Hm. Beware of certain
engineers bearing gifts.
Yes, thankfully the "boom" is IN the cylinders & not on the outside. Phew
indeedy!! Bloody engineers...give 'em a few spanners & they think they know
it all!!
What motor is that Malcolm?
Sorry - should have said. The Range Rover is off the road at the moment, the
flex plate (links torque converter to crank) shattered so while I had the
auto transmission off to replace the flex plate I thought I'd swap the trans
for a diesel matched one I got on ebay (when the conversion was done they
left the petrol matched trans in & the shifts were never right) I've just
finished rebuilding the new trans as it had water in it, so hope to try it
out next week.
In the meantime we bought the current runabout from my niece for £250
because it needed a few bits doing to it & she just couldn't afford the
repairs - usual story £150 in parts but £650 in labour. She was given a
later model by her mum & dad....aren't parents great!
It's a 1989 Volvo 740 GLE - 2.3l petrol, non turbo. It's a bit thirsty for
my liking but hopefully we won't be using it as the main vehicle for too
much longer. We mainly do school runs, weekly shop, pick up & drop off
customer's furniture etc. So it's town driving with about 10 - 15% motorway.
My initial mpg without acetone (measured over 186.9 miles) = 21.346
As I said it was running rich.
110 miles left to cover on the acetone mpg test so I should have a result by
mid week, hope so as I'm off to Spain for a week on Thursday. :-)
I'll keep you posted.
Regards
Malcolm
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Keith Addison
Sent: 30 April 2005 10:49
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Fwd: Acetone as gasoline additive tests - Phase II
Hi Malcolm, how goes?
Acetone's a better subject than acetylene eh? LOL! (Phew!) By the
way, we took that tank back to that engineer, and he wasn't at all
perturbed by what we told him. "Oh", he said. Hm. Beware of certain
engineers bearing gifts.
Doing an mpg test at the moment Keith, another 130 miles to do before I can
report back. What I will say is that the engine seems to be running a
little
smoother, quieter with a bit more power - not very quantitative I know.
I think nearly everyone's said that, interesting in itself,
quantitative or not.
One observation I've made is that the engine before was running rich - with
acetone as an additive the distinctive "sweetness" of the exhaust fumes has
gone, & they smell more like that of a well tuned engine. Again not very
quantitative.
What motor is that Malcolm?
Hope to have an mpg comparison next week
Take care
You too, and thanks!
Regards
Keith
Malcolm
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Keith Addison
Sent: 29 April 2005 18:51
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Biofuel] Fwd: Acetone as gasoline additive tests - Phase II
Any further results from Biofuel list members yet?
Regards
Keith
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