Startron.

A local radio talk show host said Startron really works. Have you ever used it?

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cuhulin

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I'll bet you a Budweiser it wont hold up to strict evaluation.

MSDS says it is ca 99.5+ % naphtha and less than 0.5% organic "kryptonite".

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hls

I wonder if it will get my lawnmower going? I suppose auto parts stores sell it.Next time I am out and about I will buy a thingy of it. cuhulin

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cuhulin

Would be good to hear your personal experience.

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hls

Well, the thing is.... what is it supposed to actually do? The advertising doesn't really claim it will do anything specific. It helps with "ethanol problems" whatever those might be.

The Lucas stuff is about 40% naptha and 60% soap, and it seems to do a decent job of cleaning junk out of the fuel lines and carb. But then again, it's promoted as a cleaning product. The Startron isn't really promoted as doing anything other than having vague benefits.

--scott

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Scott Dorsey

it doesn't sound any different than the other crap that is out there.

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m6onz5a

it doesn't sound any different than the other crap that is out there.

******** Some of these products actually do contain active ingredients that give some benefits, but I dont think this is one of them.

For example, some of the better fuel treatment compounds contain complex amines, similar to or the same as Techron, which give some water dispersal, cleaning of surfaces, and maybe even a trace of corrosion protection.

But beware when people start BSing about enzymes and other things that are not easy to verify. Dont get me wrong, enzymes have some very interesting applications, but I dont think that this is one of them. All of them I have ever been around are water soluble, not naptha soluble. They normally work in water surroundings, not oil. They CAN sometimes be packaged in oil based solutions in the form of a dispersion or emulsion.

Someone once said "I used most of my money on whiskey and women. I wasted the rest of it" This type product is, IMO, most likely money wasted.

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hls

I dunno....sounds like

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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars, the rest of it I squandered. George Best, probably the best 'football' player next to Pele.

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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B

That radio talk show I listen to Mondays through Fridays, it is mostly about politics.Once or twice each week, they have an hour or two of auto talking.People call in about their car or truck or small engines equipment.The radio talk show host guy said Star Tron really works, he might have tried it out himself.

It might be later on this week or next week when I go shopping.I think I read that Walmart sells Star Tron, Walmart is where I go food shopping anyway.I will look for Star Tron at Walmart.If Walmart doesn't have it, I will check a few auto parts stores.My van's gas gage shows about 1/4 of a tank.I will gas up my van and pour a small bottle of Star Tron in the tank, except for a little bit I will save for my lawn mower. I don't think it will hurt anything to try it out. cuhulin

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cuhulin

Let us know what happens. The only things I add to gas are the occasional bottle of Tecron or MMO. My '85 Corolla GTS was starting to knock back years ago and I started running Chevron in it, and the knocking (Pinging?) went away. Since then they have left the Northeast.

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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B

Sure, it works. But what does it DO?

Since they don't claim that it does anything in particular, I suspect it doesn't do anything in particular. That would be working.

--scott

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Scott Dorsey

It has very specific benefits..... to the crooks selling it.

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Ashton Crusher

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