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dan baker wrote:
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> what harm will it do it u add a little to ur stock engine to get more
> power and mpg some one told me i could mix alittle aft with it and add
> them both to a full tank of gas and it woundnt do any harm is this true?
> want your input here please ist racing gas 100 octain?? i want to try
> it in 2 cars one is stock 82 thunder bird v8 and the other is stock 02
> toyota tcoma 2.7 4cycl wt does atf really do to ur gas i have heard from
> lots of people they put about 1/2 qt to a tank of gas to cleanout
> carbon does it work?? hope to get tome input from u all thank you
>
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Back in the "old" days (pre-catalytic converters), we would would pour a
small amount of ATF down the carburetor until it stalled the engine.
After several hours (overnight), we would then clean the plugs and start
it up. This was supposed to soften the carbon so it would blow out the
tailpipe. If nothing else, it produced lots of smoke and kept the
mosquitoes away... :>))

I figure it did more harm than good. However, the cars seemed to run
better after this treatment, although it may have been wishful thinking.

Having said all that, I would never, NEVER, recommend ATF in a modern
automobile. I'm sure the first victim would be the catalytic converter.
What all else, who knows? The list would probably include the fuel
pumps, injectors, etc.
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Tom - Vista, CA