Re: Storage length for fuel?
- From: "Ed Cregger" <ecregger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 14:14:39 -0400
"Gig" <gig@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I thought the cool power has castor in it.... perhaps i'm wrong...
anybody?
On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:27:14 -0400, Gig <gig@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello, Frank...
I used to use the omega stuff pinki in color it was...
I was told that the cool power is supposed to have some kind of
lubricant in it.... it's 15% I hope it's ok...
the rest of you do carry on this in interesting!
thanks to all who replied.
On Mon, 01 May 2006 02:26:31 -0500, Frank Schwartz
<mfsjr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Gig and everyone....my LHS had some of that stuff...I chose the
"bubble gum" scent and it really works...not strong but kinda masks
the burned oil smell...doesn't seem to effect performance or the
engine at all....and .as for Cool Power. I do not use any fuel like
that green cool power unless it is a castor blend. Surely you know
that if you get a lean run with all sysnthetic fuel, you will lose
some essential lubricant and your engine life will be reduced. I have
engines that are thirty years and older and when run, then and now,
I always use the castor blend (if you use Morgan's, try the Omega)
If I happen to inherit some cool power or other all synthetic fuel,
I add about two ounces of castor oil...I get a cooler running engine
and a better idling one...well, as they say...you pays your money
you takes your choice. For what it is worth, without starting
a running battle with those who use all synthetic oil, I am an old
old timer and have been running gas and glow engines for over
65 years....still think the castor or castor blend is best....it works
for me....
Frank Schwartz AMA123 80 years young...still building and flying....
gonna try to outlive all of you....
On Mon, 01 May 2006 01:53:22 -0400, Gig <gig@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
HAHAHA YOU GUYS ARE "FUEL OF IT"
OK seriously, how many laughed at that one....? by a show of
hands....
well , ok now that i'm done with comedy(hopefully for good)
while we are on fuel... i saw in the LHS(can't stay out of the place
lately) I saw a whole display of fragrances that you add to your
fuel.
Has anyone tried these? are they good for the engine? dangerous?
not good?
I resisted, marched out of the store and then ran back before the
door closed and said "i'll have one bottle of rootbeer" left $4
poorer.... should i use this stuff? or give it to some one else and
watch HIS plane crash..take it as a "gotcha" I have to admit it does
smell good... I use mostly OS ENGINES .25's and 46's and a .61 in
my lancair... the fuel i use is OMEGA GREEN COOL POWER 15% which is
supposed to have less of that "nitrooilyness"anyway....
thanks..
Any ideas as to how long model fuel should store Ok for? Tried some
today which I bought Sept last year and it's been stored in a nice
cool place. Engine didn't seem to want to run very well and more
smokre than normal.
TIA
cheers,
Len
Cool Power is straight synthetic lubricant. Omega, by the same folks, is
Cool Power with castor oil replacing some of the synthetic oil of Cool Power
fuel in a small amount.
I have ran both with good results. Folks forget that not all synthetic oils
are the same and then they get upset when they discover that Cool Power does
not utilize as much oil by volume as some other fuels. However, they are
forgetting that viscosity, lubricity, etc., are all factors that play an
important role in what is "adequate" oil content. I've never lost an engine
or noticed reduced engine life when using Cool Power fuel. It is assumed
that the small bit of castor oil in Omega will help out if a lean run is
encountered. I place my bets on Omega too, but I just run Cool Power a bit
richer and have had no problems in well over twenty years of occasional use.
Lately I have been using Wildcat/Tower fuel. I have recently acquired some
of the new Morgan's 3D heli fuel for experimentation (Curtis Youngblood).
Frankly, I've never used any fuel that harmed my engines when the carb was
readjusted for the new fuel. I always run my engines out dry (low throttle)
and give them a shot of after-run lube (ATF, air tool oil, etc.) afterwards
IF I'm going to store the model for a week or longer. If I'm going to go
flying in the next few days, I don't bother with the after-run oil. I've
never lost a ballbearing in my engines yet, though I've had to replace a few
in used engines I have bought.
Before this latest bout of illness, I flew a LOT and that was for over
thirty years, so I'm no low time, armchair modeller.
Ed Cregger
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