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Old 05-12-2006, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by blueranger
i dont understand why everyone thinks its a death sentence....

I am told that it will produce coke.... well I can soak a fuel injector in parts cleaner and remove coke... and i can also clean coke out of a cylinder... so why do you think its a death sentence?

It will also coke up the ring lands, prechambers etc etc. If the only issue was the injectors, then you could just purge it once a month or so. You coke the ring lands then the rings get sticky stop doing their job and you get increase cylinder liner wear, low compression then a dead engine. If you are saving that much money that you can average in an engine rebuild, then maybe the numbers will work for you. Either make bio diesel or heat the oil, the only other alternative is budget for engine rebuild.
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