a big fan, bought every one as it came on the market and installed them on his '29 Chevy. Got to be a real pain in the ass, stopping every 27 1/4 miles to drain the gas tank!
I had a friend who had his car burned up because of one. It saved so much gas, the gas tank overflowed, and the gas went on his muffler, causing a fire.
Steve
They only work when driving magnetic North, you have to compute deviation for your vehicle and add Iron balls...Gunner has some, or are they Lead.
We installed several different versions on several different vehicles trying to prove they worked. Could never get any measurable increase in fuel mileage or decrease in emissions.
Gunner? Brass!!!!
If you snap one on your screwdriver, it will hold screws. If you snap one on your fuel line, it will hold screws.
I got a coupon today from Harbor Freight and it had the FUELMASTER magnetic gizmo on sale that reduces your fuel use nearly 12%. Another one on the market is the Fuel Miser, there are a number of these magnetic things on the market and have been for years. Anyone here ever try one out? I'd sure like to hear about the experience. They have been on the market for a lot of years as I remember. Do they actually do some good? I just can't imagine why they would work, but maybe.... Thank you.
You're kidding, right? Tell me you are!
Harold
DU
No, they froze off.
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:13:46 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, clare at snyder.on.ca quickly quoth:
I saw a lot of them on fuel lines when I was wrenching in California. The only benefit I can remember was that one of the strange people who used 'em said he wanted "happier fuel." I didn't argue. ;)
They sure didn't improve performance or mileage.
They work perfectly for their intended purpose.
The thing is, their intended purpose is to separate your money from your wallet, and transfer it to the vendor's.
Let me think. Detroit would kill for a 12% fuel economy increase. Government would mandate this if it worked.
Snake oil.
Wes
That is like fishing lures. Primary purpose is to get you to buy them. If they catch fish, even better.
Wes
Don't give Gunner any ideas. He'd probably scrounge up a binnacle and hang his balls on port and starboard.
LOL! Maybe that explains why I always have better luck with live bait.
After I get tired of artificals or flys depending on rod, worm dunking seems to get the intended response. At least the fish that get away don't feel cheated :)
Wes
Strap sez: "> The ancient and curious thing called religion, as it shows itself in the
'Nother way of saying . . . "Panacea of the masses"
Bob (doesn't belabor the obvious) Swinney
They work really well for their designed purpose, which is separating people from their money. I am dismayed that HF lowers themselves to sell this crap.
Putting it simplistically - if you weren't burning all the gasoline that goes into your engine, your unburned hydrocarbons would be high. They're measured in parts per million on your emissions testing. What does that tell you?
Actually, not a lot. It means you aren't just pouring the gas out on the ground. But, you can harvest the energy in the gas efficiently or not efficiently. If you did it more efficiently, the exhaust gas temperature would go down. It would be nice to drive that WAY down, but Detroit has never fielded a system that did much.
Jon
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