That is not the episode. The one Im talking about is when they had an old mercedes diesel car and drove it for miles and compared the milage.

 

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Did you read the bottom of the post? The part about............'80's diesel Mercedes and COOKING OIL.

They took 1 gal of diesel and 1 gal of veg oil and ran it around a track at constant speed. I remember that episode, it had nothing to do with diesel fuel additives.

 

yes thats it, my mistake, and if you actually watched the episode they tried acetone, and kero also, which lowered mpg

 

I did watch it.....they tried that crap in the GAS engines, not the diesel. The ONLY thing they did to the diesel was the veg oil.

Test devices and additives:
[ul][*]Fuel line magnets: working on the "principles of hydrodynamics," they are supposed to align the molecules for more efficient consumption. [*]Acetone additive: supposed to make gasoline burn more efficiently [*]300mpg 'super' carburetor [*]Hydrogen fuel cell generator: flammable hydrogen gas produced by electrolysis. Adam labeled it "Gasbuster: Stickin' it to the Man" [/ul]

They tested each car on the dynamometer at 35mph and 55mph with each 'device.'
Carburetor car:
[ul][*]Baseline: 17mpg at 35mph and 25mpg at 55mph [*]Magnets: exactly the same as baseline busted [*]Acetone: 16.7mpg at 35mph and 24mpg at 55mph busted [*]Super carb: much worse than baseline, 12mpg at 35mph and 17.7mpg at 55mph busted [/ul]

 

Think you may need to rewatch it.

 

Have fun with your ride....

 

With over 27yrs experience in the oil/gas production and processing fields, I too can relate some "goodies" on the production and "refining" of petroleum based products. Concerning diesel it may come from a refinery but basically in its raw form. We would get our "diesel batches" (120,000bbls every 2nd day) which we added "anti-stactic", "parafin control" and "CETANE BOOST" additives as the batches came in.

Working the night shift just had a "call-out" "plant alarm" ... anywho.. with these batches the majority of it went to CP/CN rail for fuel, with the rest going to either bulk stations or the neighbourhood service station for general consumer use. The parafin control is used to dissolve wax build up, which readly drops out of crude oil/diesel fuel, as each cools from production or processing. The parafin/wax causes fuel system blockages. The centane boost is of course as everyone knows simply increases the BTU or the "kick" in the fuel. Anti-stactic is as it states, it reduces the static in the fuel caused by running fluids through a steal pipeline.

If I can make my truck (pre-ULSD) run better/longer with aftermarket additives then I will continue use them.

As for the Mythbusters its entertainment at best. Like those who keeppredicting Golbal warming, when weather forecasters cant even correctly predict the next 24hrs weather!?

 

lets say your lift pump fails. . .we all know what kind of damage this can cause especialy on the VP44 pumps. . .however similar damage can occur on the CP3, just in a different area. the extra little bit of lubrication power service and 2 stroke adds may mean the difference between a fried pump, or stuck injector. plus it smooths out the shakieness of the engine.

about fuel mileage, Ive been keeping track of when I use addatives, and what settings I have my TST on. I have recorded an increase in mileage when useing addatives, which means less money I have to spend at the pump. I know fuel has MANY standards it has to adhear to when it comes to cetane levels, lubricity, cloud, smoke, and flash points, but just by the off chance that tanker gets a load of JP8 or JET A by accident, I want to give my engine, pump, and injecotrs a fighting chance of survival.

 

Hey Splat, is rail fuel any different then truck diesel (minus the dye)? As a locomotive engineer Ive been told its "not as refined" as hwy diesel. With 50,000 gallons just laying around I was just curious(the filler nozel wont fit in a pickup,plus it pumps 300 gpm.)