The Official Blazer Forum Off Topic Thread Part 2

I ask because i dont know if their tanks being empty will eventually go to the gas stations running dry and i figure if your closer to it haha you mite be first.

Shortage? Not here. However, today I filled my truck at $3.25/gal

I'm back to experimenting with the acetone thing again. lol i'm hoping acetone ended up in shed during the move. Not too bad filled up at $2.79 cheapest i could find around me.

My engine (3.4L Toyota) really runs smoother with the acetone and gets a little better (maybe) mileage. I am constantly torn between the better mileage and paying for the acetone and taking the time to get it and put it in each fill up. The mileage improvement isn't enough to obviously justify adding the acetone.

mike went to "bed"

Brian, try adding the acetone during the summer months, aparantly is doesn't help anywhere near as much with the winter fuels that we get. Sometimes not at all.

I just did a mileage test without using it in my Diesel Topaz, and went 620km on 30L which equals 58.4 mpg (I would imagine tha's Canadian gallons but it doesn't specify. Probably somewhere around 50mpg US gallons)
I'll try adding the acetone with my next fill and see what I get.

I couldn't use the same pump both times like I usually like to, so I really don't know how accurate it is. I'll be using the same pump constantly while I'm on the island.

Question anybody use this with success?
http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?q=08509+3m&pid=4854524895275013869&oid=11481758544824541129&btnG=Search+Froogle&scoring=mrd&hl=en

I was looking for 3m Grommet Windshield Sealer but can not find anybody that makes it. I need it because the windshield seal is starting to leak just actually happened tonite and don't have money to get fixed at current time rather bandaid it till i can get money for it to be fixed.

Brian, try adding the acetone during the summer months, aparantly is doesn't help anywhere near as much with the winter fuels that we get. Sometimes not at all

It's been in the 80's here, so I assume it's summer...

Don't forget, this isn't BC, it's DC :)

Mike i found some jobs for ya since i know what your looking for

http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=40137868&AVSDM=2006%2D04%2D18+08%3A46%3A18&Logo=1&sort=cp&pg=1&fn=555&lid=363&cy=us

or http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=40077895&AVSDM=2006%2D03%2D01+16%3A59%3A19&Logo=1&sort=cp&pg=1&fn=555&lid=363&cy=us

Mike, Don't forget to eat lots of poppy sead muffins before that drug test that they require :lol2:

yeh, just what we need, Me to be carrying a gun. TSA sounds cool, but need experience in security field.

mike went to "bed" lol it was 8pm. damn im getting old

yeh, just what we need, Me to be carrying a gun. TSA sounds cool, but need experience in security field.

Make my gun a super soaker on a nice hot day and I'm happy :lol2:

they stress the or at least one year in security, i dont think its mandatory and i dont think they get a firearm or it would say MUST BE 21 to apply. Haha i know because every job i look at that has a handgun is 21 to apply because of the dang handgun.


Border control agent lol i can see you doing that.

lol at least 21, 3 years to go right shawn?

i dont think ya need to be 21 for it

will disgruntlement go above 200 if i go nite crew?

i dont think ya need to be 21 for it

will disgruntlement go above 200 if i go nite crew? depends on co-workers. I work with a bunch of older guys..
Al: 55? (frozen foods guy)
Colene: 59 (GM/HBC manager)
Dale:56 ( just retarded)
Mark:50's (the retarted boss)
Jeff: 43-46 (the stinking ass m-f'er)
Eugene: 18 (illiterate)
April: 20 (eye candy)

I like parts of N/C because i don't have to be quite as "professional" as on days. usually I can go in out of uniform.. t-shirt and jeans. even though i do bag on the guys they are alright, and will always try to help me out.

Things I don't like: 1. wierd sleeping schedule.... your friends will ALWAYS end up calling you when you've just passed out. 2. never seem to sleep enough 3. you screw up your sleep schedule on days off (what I do on days off is wake up at 2pm instead of 8pm, then have time to hang out with friends for a while 4. working with incompetant people (thats everywhere though)

overall I like it, but would rather be on days, so i sleep more normally and get to hang out with friends more. lol BTW the blazer on Trucks ch44 sucks

depends on co-workers. I work with a bunch of older guys..
Al: 55? (frozen foods guy)
Colene: 59 (GM/HBC manager)
Dale:56 ( just retarded)
Mark:50's (the retarted boss)
Jeff: 43-46 (the stinking ass m-f'er)
Eugene: 18 (illiterate)
April: 20 (eye candy)

I like parts of N/C because i don't have to be quite as "professional" as on days. usually I can go in out of uniform.. t-shirt and jeans. even though i do bag on the guys they are alright, and will always try to help me out.

Things I don't like: 1. wierd sleeping schedule.... your friends will ALWAYS end up calling you when you've just passed out. 2. never seem to sleep enough 3. you screw up your sleep schedule on days off (what I do on days off is wake up at 2pm instead of 8pm, then have time to hang out with friends for a while 4. working with incompetant people (thats everywhere though)

overall I like it, but would rather be on days, so i sleep more normally and get to hang out with friends more. lol BTW the blazer on Trucks ch44 sucks

I did N/C for 8 years when I was younger. Took a beating on the bod! I still have the back problems and aching joints too. Sleeping is a bitch too - especially in the summer when the neighnors kids are home from school or when they decide to cut the lawn! On the good side you get to hang at the beach or where ever all day and enjoy the sunshine! Sleep when you're dead...

I did N/C for 8 years when I was younger. Took a beating on the bod! I still have the back problems and aching joints too. Sleeping is a bitch too - especially in the summer when the neighnors kids are home from school or when they decide to cut the lawn! On the good side you get to hang at the beach or where ever all day and enjoy the sunshine! Sleep when you're dead... muzzy i know what you mean... i wear kneepads while stocking and my knees still take a beating. i haven't really had my back hurting, except while i do frozen foods stocking the coffin cases.

coffin cases haha
ill prob find out tonite lol ill know at 300 if i have managers bombarding me w ?s on it haha

muzzy i know what you mean... i wear kneepads while stocking and my knees still take a beating. i haven't really had my back hurting, except while i do frozen foods stocking the coffin cases.

The only thing worse than coffins is running into the door of the upright you forgot was open. LOL!!!!!!!!!

owww. haven't done that usually hit my head on those red things that have coupons though

No walking into the hanging baskets in produce i believe that to be worse

No walking into the hanging baskets in produce i believe that to be worse

How about the scales???

Yeh they have scales above them. SOlid metal

Some must read material here
http://www.lubedev.com/articles/

Some must read material here
http://www.lubedev.com/articles/

That's the same author (Louis La Pointe) and article that's been posted and referred to previously. There is no significant other information from anyone of credibility - that I've seen. Almost every article I've read quotes him and adds nothing to what he originally published.

He sells that mileage meter that he mentions in that article (the "ScanGauge"). I don't trust him as far as I can throw him.

Sorry Brian, I didn't rember the article from before

No big deal - anyone can take what they can from that article. As long as they know that he is not exactly neutral on the subject. It was posted in a different form in the old acetone threads. As before, some people see a benefit and some don't. You have to try for yourself and be objective. Adding acetone to your gas will clean out your fuel system as would any solvent. The real test is when you stop using it for a while and drive the same as you have done with the acetone in. If the gain dissappears with the acetone, then maybe it is doing something besides cleaning your injectors.

My truck definitely seems to run smoother with it in, but at $10/gal, and forcing me to measure it special for my tank, it better do alot more than that. I think it gives me 1, maybe 1.5 mile per gallon at 8 oz/18 gal, but that's also not enough. I have to experiment with it some more.

Has anyone tried that armor all wax that we're suposed to apply when the car is still wet?

I'm thinking of getting a bottle after work today and trying it at the car lot. As long as it isn't crap.

That's 1 good thing about working at a car lot, I can buy some stuff, get re-funded by the boss and still use it on my own car (as long as I use it on the lots cars as well.

That stuff sounds like the same thing they call wax and put on your car in the automatic car wash.

I think the car wash stuff just washes right off :uhoh:

probably a good thing that I didn't buy it. I'll ask the boss if he wants to try it tomorrow

Idk the stuff in the car wash here works pretty good for me. Its rained 2 days straight friday and saturday and it didnt wash off just made the water nice and bubbly haha i love wax!!

I'll let you guy's know, it was a little hard promoting it since I've never tried it.

I've got some of the extreme tire shine left, so I'll demo it to my boss tomorrow.

How is the whole promotion thing going?

1/2 way done, I loved the first day since it was busy but still comfortable, yesterday was slow though. 5 1/2 hours seemed more like 8 hours.

I'm getting paid 12.50 an hour to just stand around and bs with people about cars

I'll let you guy's know, it was a little hard promoting it since I've never tried it.yeh Stu, you aren't able to say "i've been using this product for..... and have noticed..... " at least then most cutstomers have an idea what to expect over extended use. Then it makes YOU feel more comfortable selling a product. Junt remember not to tell them that you use this stuff on other cars before your own.

I'm honest, I use the stuff from the car lot which happens to be in an armor all container. It just happens to be mothers products in there, so I'm not too worried :lol2:

I'll be trying the extreme tire shine on a car (tire product only) a simular color to mine, and seeing what it looks like today. I waxxed it last week, and mine 2 weeks ago, so if it lookes good on that 1 mine should look good as well.

i love the Mothers products. It was the only stuff that worked well on my previous car. It did make a difference in the look of the oxidation.

Well my boss got in the worlds most beat up Nissan pathfinder today, that he expects me to make sellable. It'll be camo when I'm done instead of the gloss Black to cover up the body work.

It just happens to have a basicly new set of Nokian Vatiiva tires on it, and my Blazers BFG All Teraines need replacing soon. As a result I'm thinking of working out a little bit of barter here, although they aren't the 31" tires that I'd like

haha use armor all on the camo paint job
is that 12.50 usd or 12.50 cdn

It's 12.50 Canadian, US would be nice though

thats still 11 american

Yankees SUCK!!!!

Just needed to add that in. Thanks ;)

haha you got my comment then haha

I did

thats what counts

Yankees SUCK!!!!

Just needed to add that in. Thanks ;)


I don't know about that, I have a lot of good friends that live live south of the border :grinyes:




























Oh, You mean the ball team :lol:

more progress needed

Sox are in first ;)

yeh till uh september captain lol

The oil tycoon himself ordered himself a probe. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192957,00.html

I support the man but he is an oil barron haha

I've decided to give this car lot 1 more week for the business to improve, then I'm moving on. Off Vancouver Island and back to the Okanagan.

There's just no money here, and I really see no point in staying.

To be perfectly honest I really can't see how people can even afford the gas, so why would they want to buy a car?

I don't know what I'll be doing in the Okanagan yet, but I like the nice dry semi-desert more than this basicly rain forest enviroment. Plus I physically feel better there.

rainforest. yes all weather systems off pacific go through there and seatlle so i feel ya. Why the sudden disgruntlement with the car lot?

Anybody know how to install a fuel cell or give me links to where i can read what i need etc? I want a 20-22 gallon cell in the cutlass to replace the gas tank becuz more gas holding ability lol less trips to gas station. I was told 32 gallon but i ruled that out because it'll be heavy. Is it also good to put it in trunk get some kinda bracket welded to hold it in then bolt that to the floor and put the battery on the opposite side? I wanna move the battery to the trunk because itll give more engine space.

Since I started work here there's been around 10 cars sold, and it's costing me more to work than what I make :shakehead
We just need more people loomking with money. The other lots in town are all having the same problems as well.

If your spare tire is in the trunk just mount the fuel cell in the hole.
I would recomend keeping the stock tank there, and running a dual tank setup. It shouldn't cost you too much extra, and you might be able to rob a lot of the required parts from a Ford Pickup.

Just a steel plate on the bottom side of the car should be all the re-enforcement that you need. Just anything so the bolts don't get ripped through the thin sheel metal

Yeh but i rather go just fuel cell no stock gas tank. My friend had that dual gas tank set up but i could put it in the spare tire area.

For just fuel pump any links to where i can see what is all required?


Side note exhaust is dragging again dont know why haha.

lol, headed up to Central City tomorow for gambling. Hopefully don't lose too much money. Theres like 20-25 of us going from the Safeway im at. I'm hoping to break even, if i win anything thats just a plus.

i lost your number

Someone on oldsconnection told me run AN line from cell to old fuel lines then id be golden haha like hook everything up there,

Camo paint scheme coming i think

You'll have to bend some steel fuel line that can handle the fuel pressure, purchase the proper fittings, and probably flare the fuel lines.
You'll also probably want to run a short section flexable pressure line with the proper fittings.

It really shouldn't be all that hard.

Check out http://www.hotrodders.com/ for some more info on the subject. I imagine that several people on there have done simular things.

I slept 12hours and 30 minutes haha, just woke up now.