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Here are all my chemicals lined up that is belonging to any of my fuel additives. I have sought to use relatively easily accessible products.
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Of the type hydro treated naphtha.
Do not replace white spirit in D66 with lighter fluid!
Avoid the finer environmentally friendly alternatives - these do not work. Lighter fluids containing paraffins are directly unsuitable for vehicle fuels. The
paraffin clogs both filters and injectors. Choose instead the cheap and environmentally disgusting variety (the white spirit-based).
This type of bottle for this chemical is very suitable for the storage of petroleum products. The stopper seals axially in contrast to the bottle of white
spirit, which means that cracking is avoided around the cork.
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Properties |
Power-enhancing, opening time-reducing, cleaning, lubricating, solvent, fuel
Used in fuel additives for E85
Soluble in ethanol up to 25 volume per cent - 9 % in methanol
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Where to buy |
Auto part stores, gas stations, paint shops
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Applications |
T66, T50, AT |
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Similar to a pure form of diesel that has positive effects in all motor fuels.
Used as a sub-component in the intermediate additive T50.
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Properties |
Power-enhancing, opening time-reducing, cleaning, lubricating, solvent, fuel
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Where to buy |
Auto part stores, gas stations, paint shops
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Applications |
T50, AT |
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Chemically pure petrol is actually n-Heptane, the largest component in regular motor gasoline.
Its boiling point is 98.4 degrees Celsius, which makes it very suitable as a solvent for paraffins and waxes.
Used as a filler in AT and as a refining liquid for the production of pure HMTA.
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Properties |
Cleaning, solvent, fuel
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Where to buy |
Auto part stores, paint shops
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Applications |
AT, SG |
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Used as a sub component in D66 and A40.
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Properties |
Cleaning, lubricating, solvent, fuel
Solvent in ethanol up to 40 volume per cent
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Where to buy |
Auto part stores, gas stations, paint shops
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Applications |
D66, A40, ISO |
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Used as the main component in D66.
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Properties |
Power-enhancing, opening time-reducing, cleaning, lubricating, solvent, fuel
Solvent in ethanol up to 20 volume per cent
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Where to buy |
Gas stations |
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Applications |
X66, A40, ISO |
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Used here as a filler in the fuel additive AG (methylated spirit also work). The Swedish methylated spirits are reddish
and contain IPA and/or IBA which should be avoided.
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Properties |
Octane enhancing fuel, cleaning, solvent |
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Where to buy |
Everywhere |
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Applications |
AG |
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Isopropanol, 2-propanol. Power-enhancing and opening time-reducing component. Mostly used for cleaning of electronics but is also used
as a fuel additive like gas-dryers. Reminding of acetone. A very effective alcohol based solvent.
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Properties |
Power-enhancing, opening time-reducing, bactericidal (miscible in diesel), strong solvent, fuel
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Where to buy |
Auto part stores, IPA is a component in some gas-dryer products, electronics companies
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Applications |
ISO |
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Power-enhancing and opening time-reducing component. Acetone is a strong solvent and is itself soluble in both polar and nonpolar liquids.
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Properties |
Power-enhancing, opening time-reducing, consumption declining, strong solvent, fuel
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Where to buy |
Auto part stores, paint shops
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Applications |
AT, A40 |
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Coolant (ethylene glycol) without salt inhibitors. Usually more expensive and of finer quality than the blue ethylene glycol.
2017 was the year I discovered that my glycol additives worked again - with the help of water - read more
about ”water” below. The market for antifreeze glycols has changed lately and Biltema's glycols can no longer be recommended because they no longer
contain the substances that improve the combustion of ethanol fuel.
The substance I referred to is: ”sodium 2-ethylhexanoate” (S-EHN) and dominated the market's red long life glycols, in the past. Nowadays most
of it contain: ”potassium 2-ethylhexanoate” that does not give the same positive effects. Strangely enough, there is an affordable blue coolant which
contains S-EHN - called Lahega BS-6580. This glycol does not even reach VW class, ie lower than G11. Nevertheless, is it based on OAT technology and
not IAT that usually distinguish blue glycols?
The antifreeze glycols that may be eligible here should comply with G12 (TL-774D) or G12+ (TL-774F).
Do not choose G12++ or G13 because they are silicate based! The difference is that the G12 also contains fluorescent color which not G12+ do. According to BASF
labeling, both G12 and G12+ are a G30. G12+ is yellow, purple or uncolored.
Castrol Radicool SF is the only G12 I know for sure but Arom-decor has a number of nice G12+ as contain S-EHN (not P-EHN). The product
AdProline has a red and a yellow and both are 774F glycols, ie G12+ XLC. See picture to the right.
Propylene glycol is not an alternative for my glycol additives.
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Properties |
Poisonous, power-enhancing, opening time-reducing, ignition improver
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Where to buy |
Castrol, Arom-dekor, Lahega, auto part stores, gas stations
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Applications |
SG, AG |
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For all additives based on glycol must water exist in the fuel - at least 0.5%. This knowledge was hidden until autumn 2017 when a number of tests were
conducted. However, the science behind using water is still unknown. E85 in the past contained some water and therefore it went well to develop my glycol
additives then. Today's E85 is very dry and it has thus higher energy content (a contradiction when glycol gets in to the picture). The absence of water in E85
allows diesel oil to dissolve in any proportions.
When adding the additive AG in dry E85 shall thus also water be dispensed.
Water, which according to the regulations has nothing to do with combustion more than counteract temperature
rise is not the first one to suggest? For example, if it is about catalytic cleavage of water molecules or ”cold fusion” am I not able to give a statement
about, but it is extremely positive that we finally realized what has destroyed our E85 - lack of water is the answer.
Instead adding water one can also choose pre-mixed coolant. This usually consists of 50% glycol and 50% non-ionic water. The cheapest is to buy both components
separately, which can be establishing if one ponder a while... In ”intricate questions about conversion” (question 7) one can read about how I got to
know the problem regarding today's water-free E85.
The optimal percentage is currently not determined, but according to ongoing measurements:
1-2% water summertime and 0.5% water wintertime (for undiluted E85 in Sweden 2018-01).
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Properties |
Promotes the positive effects and makes my glycol additives long-acting
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Where to buy |
Everywhere |
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Applications |
AG |
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Known as Esbit or fuel tablets which consist of hexamethylenetetramine plus binder (wax). Used as fuel for steam engines or for camping kitchens
and made of formalin and ammonia.
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Properties |
Power-enhancing, opening time-reducing, fuel
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Where to buy |
Hobby and toy stores, camping stores
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Applications |
SG, AG |
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Used to refine certain brands of G30 glycols. Oxalic acid is in itself a fuel (reducing agent) and can be used as an octane raising
agent in motor fuels.
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Properties |
Flocculation inhibitor, stabilizer, cleaning, coating-solving, fuel, octane enhancing
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Where to buy |
Paint shops |
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Applications |
SG |
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