Hey, isn't the point of playing a joke on someone letting them know that you
did it? Of course after 20 year's worth of trusting magnets he'd probably
be a might pissed.
Supposedly, the catylist disrupts the weak bonds that form between long
chain hydrocarbon molecules in gasoline resulting from sitting for long
periods. The bad gas in your weed trimmer is a good example of this. By
reducing these large, less reactive hydrocarbon groups, combustability of
the fuel is improved, reducing emmissions and improving efficiency. I
wouldn't be typing this long-winded B.S. if I hadn't seen that it worked.
Of course on an antiquated engine such as the 2.25 rover, the effects may be
negligible. I'll probably try it out, as they have a 90 day money back
guarantee. If it works for the LR I'll spread the word and if not you will
mosty likely never hear about it ;^)
-todd
>Is this the same deal as the cow magnets that were sold as a fuel
>economizer back in the early '80's? For $50 you got a pair of magnets
>(oval cow magnets for getting wire out of cows' stomachs that you can
>buy for 50 cents at a farm supply store), a roll of electrical tape and
>a sheet of instructions. You taped the magnets to either side of the
>fuel line and your mileage would go up. The only time I ever saw this
>work was when a co-worker bought them for his new Plymouth, and
>we started pouring a gallon or two of fuel into his car every day
>at lunchtime. The owner was getting 60 mpg in his Plymouth and was
>preaching to all of us ad nauseum about how incredible these magnets
>were. About three weeks later, we stopped putting fuel in
>the car, and the mileage went back to 16 or 17, whatever it normally
>was. Of course, the owner was stunned. He ordered another set of
>magnets (for $50) and installed them, but it did no good. He remains
>to this day (he still runs them on his current car) that they work based
>on his initial experience, but of course, they don't.
>
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