The guys that I know that used mothballs and swore by them had a five gallon
gas can that they did their secrete mixing in and then poured the concoction
through a paint filter in a funnel stuffed with cheese cloth directly into
their tank, and then filled it with Sunoco 260. They also had two inline
filters on their cars. Don't recall that they had any fuel problems, or any
that they would talk about. If I remember correctly I read that mothballs
mixed with gasoline added an extra oxygen molecule to the mixture, so it
makes sense that it would make more HP somewhat like a crude precursor to
the nitros set-ups of today. We also had a guy that swore the purple dye
that Martin Gas Co. put in their ethyl was his secrete performance enhancer.
That said I also remember one guy bragging that he ran jet fuel mixed with
his gas. The problem with that is jet fuel is just diesel fuel run through
another refining process. And regular gasoline is two or three more steps
above that. Now if he was bragging that he used the high octane Aviation
Gas like I ran then he might have something to brag about. I used to keep
my mouth shut and used their bragging as leverage to spot me a couple of
cars or more just to make the race even. (-; Just my two C!!
Herb
1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361
1959 Coronet 326 Poly
1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
1970 Challenger RT 440 - 4 Sale
1999 Durango SLT 5.9
2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
St. Louis, MO.
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-------Original Message-------
From: Doug Jacobsma
Date: 1/26/2010 3:54:46 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: 273 Rebuild / moth balls in gas
I haven't tried it either. What I've been told is it will leave enough to
eventually gunk up your fuel filter. Atleast thats what the Harley guys
have found.
Jake
'63 Sport Fury 'vert
'04 Harley FXDWG
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To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
From: tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: 273 Rebuild / moth balls in gas
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:59:00 -0700
What kind of residue does it leave. Would it buildup in your tank and
fuel lines?
Not that I plan on trying it, but am curious about the adverse effect to
car's. Seems pretty toxic to people.
--Tom
Ollie wrote:
Very Interesting,
Thanks
Ollie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Charette"
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:22 AM
Subject: RE: 273 Rebuild / moth balls in gas
Jake,
Excellent information, thanks!
SC
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Jacobsma [mailto:big_jake57@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:56 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: 273 Rebuild / moth balls in gas
The subject of moth balls in gas has come up on a Harley board I
frequent,
as we are always looking for better gas with those too. Seems there is a
chemical ingredient in moth balls that will enhance octane some, it was
indeed used by old time racers, but those who have tried it have found it
leaves a bit of residue behind, plus it has some other unwanted
characteristics.
I've had pretty good luck with Lucas additive and a couple others that
list
jet fuel as the carrier. Says it's good as an upper lube also.
Anyway, here's what we came up with as far as moth balls go:
JUST SO YA KNOW !
There are two different types of moth balls - The older type is
composted of
Naphthalene and the newer type is composted of Paradichlorobenzene.
Both types sublimate from a solid straight to a a gas- the gas is
toxic to
moths.
The main threat is breathing the fumes, also may have camphor added as a
insect repellent. They also used to clean the pipes on wood burning
stoves.
Dangers are:
Inhaling concentrated fumes
ingesting or eating them - HIGHLY TOXIC!
Solvent abuse by kids
Carcinogen
Forms a bond with soil that will kill beneficial soil insects.
It has been proven plausible that adding moth balls to a fuel tank will
improve HP.
Listed by the EPA and other Government sources as a pesticide
7.5 million lbs. used as pest control yearly
369 million lbs. used by the Dept. of Defense yearly
1.84 billion lbs. used by US jet market yearly
Toxic level 2 - for inhaling
Toxic level 3 - for contact to skin and eyes
Inhalation causes dizziness - vomiting - nausea - headaches -
shortness of
breath - coughing - burning eyes
Naphthalene can also kill red blood cells causing hemolytic anemia and is
also linked to nasal cancer.
Moth
crystals are made from Paradichlorobenzene (PDB) which is more toxic than
Naphthalene. Prolonged exposure on plastics may melt them.
PDB is a suspected carcinogen causing cancer.
Repeated inhalation can be fatal - especially for children,elderly
people,pets, and indirectly for fetuses.
TO SUM IT UP Paradichlorobenzene:
Possible effects: vapor irritates skin,eyes and respiratory tract,large
doses can cause injury to liver,suspected carcinogen.
Naphthalene
damages liver,prolonged vapor exposure has led to cataract formation.
Think I'll stick to the stuff in a bottle!
Jake
'63 Sport Fury 'vert
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
From: bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: 273 Rebuild status and how much compression we can run on
pump gas w
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:17:39 -0800
I remember when I was a kid that my dad used to add moth balls to his
gasoline for his circle track racer in the 40's and 50's.
I don't know what the ratio was but he won a lot of races.
Later
Bill Harrison
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