Do You Use Dry Gas

[Nyboy]

As a teenager my dad was very strict with how we treated our cars. In winter we had to add dry gas when ever we got gas. He was sure gas companies watered down their gas. While I dont added it everytime I do when weather goes into teens. Do I really need to add ? Do you use it?

 

[seedcorn]

Dry gas? What is it?

 

[Beekissed]

It's a gas treatment that takes any water out of your gas tank and lines that can cause slow start or rough running of the car. The most known brand is from STP and another is HEET...

Drygas is an alcohol-based additive used in automobiles to prevent any water in the fuel from freezing, or to restore combustive power to gasolinespoiled by water. The name Drygas is actually a registered trademarked brand name, owned by Cristy Corporation. It is a liquid that is added into the fuel tank, that absorbs the water and keeps it in solution.[citation needed] Some brands contain methanol and some contain isopropyl alcohol.[

We've used it before and especially in the winter or when buying gas from certain providers, also while driving older vehicles. I haven't had to add it to a car for some time now, though.

NY, it certainly can't hurt, but if it ain't broke, I wouldn't fix it.

 

[majorcatfish]

Dry gas? What is it?

gasoline antifreeze/ ethanol stabilizer
for you non diesel heads........ anti gel for diesels personally use <power service brand> plus having the truck plugged in real helps on very cold mornings......

 

[seedcorn]

Never heard it called that. No. Largest no no is filling up when tanker is there. It stirs up gunk on bottom while filling. One year, had to have tank & fuel filters cleaned out/replaced. Luckily, gas station got bill.

 

[Nyboy]

Bee is right STP is brand I use

 

[valley ranch]

Dryer is also Alcohol```

 

[flowerbug]

no i don't use them.

many gasolines now have a certain percentage of ethanol (aka alcohol) added to them these days. haven't used anything like that in years. have only had "bad gasoline" from a station once, but it cleared up by adding more... i too avoid filling at a station where the truck is pumping. there really shouldn't be "gunk" getting in the tanks anyways, but to be sure i'll go someplace else.

 

[valley ranch]

I use it to pick up the H2O ~ the Alcohol they put into petrol just causes trouble because it attracts water~ once it is to the saturation point the water stays in the gas tank and here and there in the fuel line and freezes~ and every other damn thing``` You have to pick up that water or drain the tank```

On the Grandfolks ranch the tractor ran on homemade alcohol~ that was fine~ but adding it to petrol is stupid~ as you go a shorter distance on each gallon of petrol and you burn more petrol to go the same distance~ therefore we add more almost burned petrol to the air than without```

Memorize this: I'm going to ask questions later```

 

[valley ranch]

If you change over to E10 from non-ethanol gas, you should check for water in the water separating fuel filter. Carry spare filter elements, as ethanol is a solvent that loosens gunk in the fuel system.



Great advice~You may have a separator on your boat~ but you don't have a water separator on your car````