Mothballs...

[theborg0]

hey all im going to get some moth balls tonight and try them in the air filter box on my 4.7 dodge ram, mpg at the moment is a stunning 14.2 around town I will keep an eye on it for two tanks and post results here.

[johnfnielsen]

I use naphtalene flakes instead of mothballs and I dissolve them in acetone that I add to my fuel. acetone ratio is 2ml for every liter ie 50 liter tank add 100ml acetone and 10gms of mothballs. Small amount but so far no issue with filters or fuel pump. Not so with BA that clogged my fuel filter!

[E=mc2]

I'm currently testing 1/4 oz MBs per 10 gallons (with iso)...which is near what a patent recommended. Said that any more caused black smoke.

[abyssin3]

As I know, mothballs act by dissolving carbon deposits. It's the effect of the moth poison they contain : the para-dichlorobenzen*. But this product is carcinogenic, and consequently, it's now replaced by another moth poison that does not dissolve carbon deposits. I searched mothballs with paradichlorobenzen but I don't find them.
I used old mothballs (the carcinogenic ones) every 30.000Km to clean engine and injectors. It was working well, with ~10 in the diesel tank.
Now , with mothballs without para dichlorobenzen, I have heard it doesn't work

* paradichlorobenzen is also present in injectors cleaning products (but in lower concentrations)

[RoadWarrior]

Chlorinated hydrocarbons are present in some brake cleaners, and also in some typists whiteout thinners. Actually, one of the snakeoils has them in, forgot which one, either MMO or Seafoam.

[theborg0]

So i tried about half a box of the good moth balls in the aircleaner of my dodge ram and it made no noticable change in mpg or percieved power. So i thought i would try it in my omni as I seem to have an ideal set up i had replaced the carb with a weber 38dges carb and installed an airpan and hood scoop so i poured a whole box of the mothballs into the air pan and drove like that for a month. Power seemed up but it could have been wishfull thinking but the mpg gain from 27 to and from work to 31 is something i can prove. One thing i noticed is that since the airpan is directly over the intake/exhaust the mothballs seem to melt and dont seem to last even half as long as they did in the truck, I belive that the heat helps a great deal in getting enough naphthalene into the air.

[rmay635703]

Where can I buy naphathlene moth flakes? The balls don't seem to dissolve.

Also has anyone tested e85 with moth balls? If so did they dissolve better?

Thanx
Ryan