It was my understanding the most active ingredient in most of those fuel additives is alcohol. I think there may no longer be a reason to use that Dri-Gas anymore, since most pump gas contains alcohol, which that stuff was. Just guessing though...Whenever I put something extra in my van's tank, it ALWAYS runs much better.......or so say I Don Hanson On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote: > I've also heard that techron was the only injector cleaner that did > anything > for years. I have used it occasionally on my several VWs over the years. > I > once even got the MSDS for it to see what was in it. I remember Naptha > being one thing. I also note the advice and this is what I usually do, to > put it in the tank when I'm going on a trip and will use the whole tank > pretty quickly, and then change the oil. Apparently it gets past the rings > into the engine oil. > > All of that may be complete balony. I am also interested in any scientific > studies on the subject if they are found out there. > > Edward > |
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