Gumout® performance additives are scientifically formulated to clean, protect and enhance key engine and automotive parts.
Just like today’s engines, early internal combustion engines suffered from performance problems when fuel was allowed to sit for long periods of time. Fuel would start to deteriorate, allowing a gummy residue to form on key engine parts.
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MoreGumout® performance additives are scientifically formulated to clean, protect and enhance key engine and automotive parts.
Just like today’s engines, early internal combustion engines suffered from performance problems when fuel was allowed to sit for long periods of time. Fuel would start to deteriorate, allowing a gummy residue to form on key engine parts.
This was a particularly bad problem in World War II. As part of the Lend-Lease program, the U.S. sent thousands of tanks, planes, cars and trucks to the British government. With fuel in short supply, the equipment was sent pre-fueled.
Since German U-boats regularly patrolled the Atlantic, the American ships had to take long, circuitous paths to avoid them. This added weeks to the voyage and gave fuel more time to deteriorate. By the time the equipment arrived, the carburetors were so gummed up that many of the engines wouldn't start.
To solve the problem, the U.S. enlisted the help of a small company in Western Pennsylvania, which provided a solvent that removed the gum and varnish from the equipment. The product was called Gumout. And while engine technology has changed a lot since 1941, that drive to improve performance hasn’t.
Subject ID: 11954
Subject ID: 11954