Somebody posted this as a possible alternative this morning, here's what a
friend wrote back to me:

> >A friend of a friend of a friend (in Australia) says gas
> >treatments are simply diesel fuel with some aromatics thrown
> >in. Any comments or knowledge on the topic in VV land?
> > Says you can toss a couple liters of diesel in vs. the gas
> > treatment and gain the same benefits. Would this be safe in
> >an modern car? I envision losing injectors and oxygen
> > sensors...
>
>Diesel fuel is often VERY high in sulfur, so there is some risk of harming
>these components.  More assuredly though, diesel fuel is REALLY low in
>octane rating. The whole point with diesel fuel is that you *want* it to
>auto ignite.  I'm not sure why you would want to add it to gasoline (what
>sort of 'treatment' are you hoping to replace?), but if your goal is to
>get it to knock like a woodpecker and run on incessantly, it's a good
>place to start.
>
>Sounds like a bad idea....

Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee

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'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion