My next door neighbor has a 99 7.3 with 293,000 miles. He claims he has been running a quart of 2 stroke oil in the fuel tank once a month for years to clean the injectors...does this really work?
He also claimes to run a quart of reg gas in with a full tank of diesel from time to time....I don't think I want to try that.

Just curious if anyone else does this.......

 

I have been running 2 stroke oil in every tank for over two years.It does make it run quieter

 

I guess I'll give it a try...How much do you use, a quart to a full tank?

 

I mix 24 oz oil with 8oz Dieselkleen then add 16oz of the mix to every 20 to 25 gallon fillup

 

just add 1oz per gallon and youll be fine. i remember reading somewhere that it also protects the diesel down to -20 in the winter time. any colder or close to that and i throw in the DK for extra protection......

 

I don't think just 2-cycle helps with gelling or does much to clean injectors. It definitely adds to the lubricity of the fuel though, which *IS* a good thing with today's dry ULSD. I run only 10oz. of DK in my truck every fill-up. It *does* have a cleaning affect, adds to lubricity (to a lesser degree than the 2-cycle), and increases cetane. The winter version also keeps it from gelling on top of all the other stuff. That's why I just run DK and not mess with the rest...

 

I've tried it, nothing negative to say about it. It seemed to make the engine quieter as others have stated.

 

isnt there a certain kind of 2 stoke oil to run in it? or does pretty much any kind work?

 

Supertech from Walmart.

 

thats supposed to be the boss hog eh.. may have to give it a whirl myself... sure couldnt hurt nothin, ive been goin between lucas, deisel clean, tryed stanodyn one time, aint really noticed anything significant. one of my buddys even suggested ATF.. never tried it though.

 

I picked up 5 gallons of Bush Hog brand at an outlt store the other day for $5 a gal

 

I was on my way to get diesel this morning, first station was out of diesel, second stop had the pumps apart for some reason. I just made it to the pump at stop three when the truck ran out. I filled her up with fuel and a quart of 2 stroke, It took forever to get started again. (last time I wait for the low fuel light to come on) It took a few miles to get the air out of the rails, but it runs much quieter than it did before without the 2 stroke.
I guess I'll make a habit of using it.

 

I see alot of yes men answers here...sorry, saying that "yes", 2-cycle in the tank works to quiet the cackle a little, but, the other half of the question was .... how often????? I keep loads of 2-cycle for my weed eater and blower mix, heck, i can go pour some in right now....hehehehehe

 

1 oz per gallon every fill up.

 

Thanks Chase....