Posted by mkirsch on September 19, 2014 at 11:32:34 from (72.45.143.81):
In Reply to: Marvel Mystery OIl posted by DoubleR on September 19, 2014 at 07:32:20:
The long and short of it is, use whatever snake oil, tonic, or tincture in your fuel that makes you feel better. None of it can hurt, and it might even help.
Ask four people about putting X in your tank, and you will get four different answers:
1. Yes. I put it in and nothing bad happened.
2. Yes. I put it in and something bad happened.
3. No. I did not put it in and nothing bad happened.
4. No. I did not put it in and something bad happened.
What we don't have is anything scientific. Each authority on the subject is quoting from a data set of ONE, and the operating variables from person to person are all over the place...
For all we know, whatever happened or did not happen, would have, regardless of what you did.
Test 100 identical tractors in identical conditions over the course of a few decades, and you might have something that borders on proof that something does or does not work.
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