Starting fluid ?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: folsom california
starting fluid washes away any oil on the cylinder walls; The United States Coast Guard gets real concerned when they see a can laying around any of our of our diesel engines, so of course we keep it hidden, but just a whiff across the intake of one of our 12 cylinder cat's will fire it right up on the coldest day when nothing else will...so use it, don't abuse it.
Safety Car
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From: Mission Viejo CA
Le Mans Master
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From: Jenks OK
Yep pure myth starting fluid has no bearing on rods or cylinders as it's consumed during combustion and long befor it could ever remove any lubrication from the cylinder walls if you've ever sprayed a half can of starting fluid into anything you ain't going to cut as a diagnostic technician
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Le Mans Master
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From: Jenks OK
True but if it sat for that long you're better off draining most of it or at least topping off with fresh.
Drifting
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From: Hamilton Virginia
I have used a squirt of starting fluid here and there for 35 years and never destroyed anything I was using it on. I have used it for testing to see if a vehicle has a fuel problem or an ignition problem. I have also used it for getting a fuel system primed up. And for the naysayers of using it on a " Corvette ", I had recently used it to get an 86 corvette running after the woman ran it out of gas and let it sit for a year. She has been driving it a couple years now since I did it, and its running great.
Starting fluid is not a good thing on diesels but a quick squirt will crank up the biggest beasts on a cold day.
I guess you could put starting fluid in the same place with waiting 30 minutes after you eat before going swimming and if you pull out you cant get pregnant.
Starting fluid is not a good thing on diesels but a quick squirt will crank up the biggest beasts on a cold day.
I guess you could put starting fluid in the same place with waiting 30 minutes after you eat before going swimming and if you pull out you cant get pregnant.
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From: Hartford WI
I have used it for testing to see if a vehicle has a fuel problem or an ignition problem. I have also used it for getting a fuel system primed up. And for the naysayers of using it on a " Corvette ",
I had recently used it to get an 86 corvette running after the woman ran it out of gas and let it sit for a year.
I guess you could put starting fluid in the same place with waiting 30 minutes after you eat before going swimming and if you pull out you cant get pregnant.
I had recently used it to get an 86 corvette running after the woman ran it out of gas and let it sit for a year.
I guess you could put starting fluid in the same place with waiting 30 minutes after you eat before going swimming and if you pull out you cant get pregnant.
I just use the pump to prime, repeat and crank for a bit
Or any of the other snake oils that give 20HP for $10 or the Nigerian Princes lined up to give me money?
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: Georgetown TX
I know it's like cigarettes for cars
Your looking for instant action WITHOUT thinking of the long term affects and it is just cheap enough to hand you a MASSIVE repair bill
Their should be a PSA about it do any of you remember those from the 80's
This is your car 🚗 this is your car on starting fluid 🔥 any questions
Your looking for instant action WITHOUT thinking of the long term affects and it is just cheap enough to hand you a MASSIVE repair bill
Their should be a PSA about it do any of you remember those from the 80's
This is your car 🚗 this is your car on starting fluid 🔥 any questions
Just say NO🚘
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2013
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From: Phoenix Arizona
Hello out their how is everyone out their I just got a question I need answered my wife's father is visiting us and we went to the store in the 86 pace car and on the way home he told me NEVER use starting fluid on a corvette cause it will ruin your engine to the point it's trash so is their ANY truth to this I would think not being starting fluid but honestly I don't know so could I get some input from someone who knows thanks