| [GMCnet] 3000 miles on Archoil ethanol conditioner fuel additive [message #243844] |
Sun, 16 March 2014 19:40  |
glwgmc
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We today crossed the 3000 mile mark on our winter swing from southern Oregon to Mexico and back with around 600 miles left to get back home - in no hurry! When we left I said I would report on the use of the Archoil ethanol fuel additive. Each fill up on this trip has been at either Costco or a name brand station (most often Chevron). I have used only the standard grade and added the recommended amount (or a bit more) of Archoil additive. There is still some left in the bottle so I think I am somewhere in the ballpark on quantity.
What can I say? No hint whatsoever of vapor lock even though we have driven over a number of mountain passes (6 percent or greater and up to 4000 foot mean climbs) and in some very hot weather and in some bad traffic. We have yet to shift into second gear while never allowing vacuum to go below 4", or water temp to go above 200, or speed to drop below 55. No pinging with the static distributor timing at 10 degrees just as Dick P. Sugested. And, get this, we have yet to turn on the aux pusher electric fuel pump. All the driving has been on the stock mechanical fuel pump. We do have a large fuel filter on the outside of the fuel rail (a standard part of jimK's electric fuel pump kit). There are shields between the 3"exhaust pipe and the fuel tanks and we do use one of JimB's insulated lines running from the mechanical fuel pump and the stock carb. Nothing else special.
I will calculate fuel use when we get home so I can calibrate the ODO to get a good handle on MPG. Regardless of what that turns out to be I am a believer now and will use this stuff and only standard grade from brand name stations from now on. While only subjective and very prone to placebo effect, I can also report that the Onan runs better and quieter than ever before.
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
http://jerrywork.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] 3000 miles on Archoil ethanol conditioner fuel additive [message #243872 is a reply to message #243844] |
Sun, 16 March 2014 23:03  |
John Olson
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Archoil 6200 is their fuel additive you're using?
http://www.amazon.com/AR6200-8-Archoil-8oz-Combustion-Catalyst/dp/B005WWO7YQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1395027980&sr=8-5&keywords=Archoil
BTW, I've enjoyed and have been informed by your posts and website. Thanks
for taking the time to chronicle your adventures.
John Olson
76 Edgemonte (hoping Jerry will craft a wood counter top and dinette table
for me someday)
Chicago, IL
On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Gerald Work <glwork@mac.com> wrote:
> We today crossed the 3000 mile mark on our winter swing from southern
> Oregon to Mexico and back with around 600 miles left to get back home - in
> no hurry! When we left I said I would report on the use of the Archoil
> ethanol fuel additive. Each fill up on this trip has been at either Costco
> or a name brand station (most often Chevron). I have used only the
> standard grade and added the recommended amount (or a bit more) of Archoil
> additive. There is still some left in the bottle so I think I am somewhere
> in the ballpark on quantity.
>
> What can I say? No hint whatsoever of vapor lock even though we have
> driven over a number of mountain passes (6 percent or greater and up to
> 4000 foot mean climbs) and in some very hot weather and in some bad
> traffic. We have yet to shift into second gear while never allowing vacuum
> to go below 4", or water temp to go above 200, or speed to drop below 55.
> No pinging with the static distributor timing at 10 degrees just as Dick
> P. Sugested. And, get this, we have yet to turn on the aux pusher electric
> fuel pump. All the driving has been on the stock mechanical fuel pump. We
> do have a large fuel filter on the outside of the fuel rail (a standard
> part of jimK's electric fuel pump kit). There are shields between the
> 3"exhaust pipe and the fuel tanks and we do use one of JimB's insulated
> lines running from the mechanical fuel pump and the stock carb. Nothing
> else special.
>
> I will calculate fuel use when we get home so I can calibrate the ODO to
> get a good handle on MPG. Regardless of what that turns out to be I am a
> believer now and will use this stuff and only standard grade from brand
> name stations from now on. While only subjective and very prone to placebo
> effect, I can also report that the Onan runs better and quieter than ever
> before.
>
> Jerry Work
> The Dovetail Joint
> Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
> in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
> in historic Kerby, OR
> http://jerrywork.com
>
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