It's never too late to kick butts
21.05.12
Stop-smoking programs can help
SOMERS POINT – Cigarette smoking is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer, and lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer (it claims about 160,000 Americans yearly, according to the American Cancer Society). What better time to kick those butts than in November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month?
It’s not easy. It took President Barack Obama, the former “Smoker-in-Chief,” a year to fully shake the habit. But when it comes to lifelong health, there may be no more important decision than to stop – or to never start.
There’s plenty of help out there for smokers, from support groups to individual counseling to online programs.
Angela Bailey of the Healthy Living Coalition at Shore Medical Center said the addiction is tougher to beat now than it was in the 1960s and 1970s, when the dangers of smoking were first acknowledged.
“At one time, tobacco was just tobacco,” said Bailey. “Now there are 4,000 to 7,000 chemical additives in cigarettes that create a quicker rush and a stronger addiction.”
Source: Shore News Today
Acetone as fuel additive?
Apr 21, 2010 by Burt | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
Is it safe to add 100% acetone to my gas tank to increase mileage? It's a Jeep Wrangler
Acetone is a powerful solvent. Most car fuel systems are now protected against gasoline or alcohol, but acetone is a whole other kettle of fish. You might end up with all your fuel lines looking like melted licorice sticks. Licorice, mmmmmm!
In addition acetone is mighty pricey and I doubt if it helps gas mileage at all. Maybe you can try adding a small amount to your gas and get back to us? If you can make it back home?
causant | Apr 21, 2010
no
yahootroll | Apr 21, 2010
I've heard that some plastics could melt but I don't know anybody personally that has tried it. I certainly wouldn't risk damage that could become costly repairs.
Peter L | Apr 21, 2010
it's not compatible with the seals and pipes and it will carbon up your engine AND it's way more expensive than gas
Harley Drive | Apr 21, 2010
Here's the deal. It will do exactly nothing. There are hundreds of websites that will tell you that dding two to three ounces of acetone to a tank of fuel will work miracles for your fuel mileage, and probably hundreds more telling you that it will dissolve every plastic and rubber part in your fuel system. It will do neither. I tried several times, just to give it a chance and settle it in my mind. There is no way that two ounces of acetone can have any effect when it is diluted into somewhere between ten and twenty gallons of gasoline. You don't have to believe me or anyone else on here one way or the other, but I guarantee you that you will notice exactly no effects, good or bad, by adding two ounces of acetone to your fuel. However, your car is not designed to run on acetone, and acetone is not a replacement for gasoline. So if you get all crazy and dump gallons of acetone in your fuel hoping for some astronomical mileage figure, you will eventually dilute the gasoline so much that it won't run at all. Stick with 100 percent gasoline instead of playing Harvard Science Major with a car that lots of highly-paid, highly-educated engineers spent years designing.
Me again | Apr 21, 2010
you are better off just getting a dedicated fuel additive product.
While mainly just for fuel injector cleaning, a comprehensive additive product will also provide Upper Cylinder Lubrication which can increase mileage slightly even after the injectors are fully clean.
The most popular additives on bobistheoilguy seem to be
Amsoil PI
Redline SI
Regane Gumout
Lucas UCL (only for lubrication, not cleaning)
Hsiang T | Apr 21, 2010
since using it i increased my mileage in my dodge by 2 mpg
Ozzie | Apr 21, 2010
