Moth Balls? Bad Idea...

[12guns]

I'm pretty sure i know the answer to my own questions, but i could not find another thread on this subject. I'm only 23, but have about 7 years exp running lawn service, 028 stihl, 290 stihl, and other sorts of two strokes...I had an old man tell me one time that if you dropped one moth ball in a gallon of gas, you would get alot more power out of chainsaws/weedeaters and such. I figured if it worked, it would burn up the engine pretty fast. Any of ya'll experts ever heard of that? What does it do?

 

[Patrick62]

It won't work. They don't make moth balls with nitro in them any more. If you want to try something, try the idea of using 100LL avgas. I am just about ready to try it.

 

[Simonizer]

I'm pretty sure i know the answer to my own questions, but i could not find another thread on this subject. I'm only 23, but have about 7 years exp running lawn service, 028 stihl, 290 stihl, and other sorts of two strokes...I had an old man tell me one time that if you dropped one moth ball in a gallon of gas, you would get alot more power out of chainsaws/weedeaters and such. I figured if it worked, it would burn up the engine pretty fast. Any of ya'll experts ever heard of that? What does it do?

It will likely keep moths out of your fuel tank.

 

[12guns]

Thanks...smart a@@! I knew someone would say that.

 

[Simonizer]

Thanks...smart a@@! I knew someone would say that.

Just kidding buddy. Cheers.

 

[Damo]

Don't forget that moth balls are Naphthalene, which is coal tar...I wouldn't be running coal tar in any of my saws...try it in your mother-in-law's saw.