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Title: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: Mick_J on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 06:52 PM
For those who think petrol keeps your engine clean, try alcohol.

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Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: T 24 on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 12:18 AM
Yes, you are correct. Alcohol cleans your engine, water + alcohol even better! Earlier I had a thick layer of soot in exhaust ports, bur now with water-methanol injection a little bit less...
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: gsxbarmy on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 08:39 AM
I wonder if alcohol cleans your intestines in the same way...... :whistling:
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: Mick_J on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 08:48 AM
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Thursday, 23 March  2017, 08:39 AM
I wonder if alcohol cleans your intestines in the same way...... :whistling:

Why not give it a thorough testing and report back  :hat:
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 10:57 AM
But fuel with alcohol in it can be bad especially for older vehicles can perish fuel hoses and so on.
I know a bloke who's Land Rover was destroyed due to inadvertent use of E10 fuel.

No idea whether our bikes would have any problem but I avoid it anyway.
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: T 24 on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 03:16 PM
I have tried to clean myself inside for several years with alcohol, but it wont work properly. Im still puffing up.
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 06:00 PM
I'm living proof that alcohol does indeed clean your insides.  I, like T 24, have been 'cleaning the insides' for years with alcohol, and yes it does work, the more I have in the evening, the more 'crud' is removed next morning.
It's actually surprising how much is really inside, I mean, this has been going on for years an years!!  I can't be still full of it. . .

Surprised you guys haven't worked this out yourselves???
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 06:03 PM
T 24, that 2nd post above,   is that a sphincter?  Partly cleaned through alcohol?
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: V_i_c_i on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 07:10 PM
I rather clean mysefl by alcohol. Especialy Diplomatico Exclusive Reserva works and taste great.  :boogie2:
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: grog on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 07:26 PM
i keep ingesting it, Col a great post. i agree. ive lived this long, the rest is a bonus.
Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: Del on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 10:56 PM
Ive been adding Acetone to my bikes for years now and never had an issue with perishing pipes/hoses.

Ive not used it on the 14 though as been told not that good for the injectors

Title: Re: Alcohol cleans your engine
Post by: Mrg on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 11:04 PM
Yes an interesting way to clean I like it but I am sure some .... might like the spirt of it to much lol