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Old 07-27-2009, 08:13 PM   #25 (permalink)
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The whole acetone in the fuel story was a scam to sell people scanguage's.

Acetone in gasoline does the following
increases surface tension of the fuel
lowers octane value
weakens plastic parts
reduces btu content of the fuel
weakens rubber parts


As far as the conspiracy of big oil companies suppressing adding acetone in fuel one only needs to look at who supplies acetone to people, big oil companies.

The only positive thing acetone does is act like a detergent. There are better and less toxic detergents available at your local auto parts store.
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