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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/14/2006 2:46:47 AM   
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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/14/2006 2:49:21 AM   
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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/14/2006 3:00:27 AM   
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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/14/2006 3:06:26 AM   
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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/14/2006 4:14:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		anyone know a cheaper place to get good castor oil from for less than $7/pint cuz thats what im paying for BeNOL


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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/14/2006 1:27:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you can find it in a quart it is cheaper by the once. I use blenzall from Comet Kart in Greenfield In. Cheaper--They are the worlds largest kart shop and does a big mail order biz.

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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/14/2006 3:07:05 PM   
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Status: online 		Morgans and Fox will sell you castor oil for about $20 a gallon.

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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/14/2006 9:13:17 PM   
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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 11/16/2006 5:00:05 PM   
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Status: online 		Morgan's is the same stuff they put in their Omega fuels. Fox's is the same as there fuels also. Best grade available Bakers AA.

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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 12/29/2006 7:40:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hello,I bought castor oil from Brodak Hobbies,it says on label AA,not medicinal.I would think they sell lots of castor oil,the pilot can consider what amounts run best in his engine.thanks shark45

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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 1/5/2007 1:51:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		Castrol or Shell M only in my engines.

I trust these companies products more than some of the "bathtub" refineries.

I will only use Shell M in my air cooled Yamaha race bikes. These put out around 76 ~ 80 hp as a 350cc which is considerably more than they ever did on 115 octane (Methyl Benzine added) or the old leaded avgas, while it was available.

The Castrol lubricates exactly the same as the Shell, however, when racing in wet conditions, for some reason which has been explained to me, but that was years ago and long forgotten, the Castrol can cause the water in the air to affect the anodised aluminium throttle slides and they can stick open. Not good.

We still use Castrol R30 and R40 in the gearboxes. When something that is commercially available and better can be found, sure, I will use it. We did, back in 1994 ~ 1996 have access to Elf X-2560, which was developed for the Williams F1 engines. The problems were, it was VERY expensive and even more alarming, carcinogenic.

So, put me in the Castor Oil camp, I think I'll stay there, thank you.

Peter Hinton

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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 1/5/2007 3:06:31 PM   
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Status: online 		Castor oil is not refined, the beans are pressed, the oil collected, then filtered, and graded. Thats it. However, additives can be mixed with it to modify viscosity, solubility, and other properties.

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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 1/6/2007 1:00:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ah yes, my mistake.

I should have been more careful with my choice of wording.

I also see that this has been explained before, sorry about the oversight.



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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 1/14/2007 4:50:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sig sells AA Castor Oil by the pint, quart, or gallon:

$6.79 per pint
$10.46 per quart
$19.99 per gallon

Sig also sells 20% pure castor fuel in 5%, 10%, and 15% nitro versions; and 25% pure castor fuel in 5% and 10% nitro versions.

It's unfortunate that 25% pure castor oil fuel is ideal for bushed engines like O.S. Max LA series or Thunder Tiger GP series, but it's almost impossible to find at hobby stores any more. I wonder if all of those Avistar Select RTFs at our club would still sound like angry hornets if they were being run with the proper fuel?

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RE: Article about Castor Oil in R/C Report - 1/23/2007 9:44:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		AA castor from SIG is fine, Klotz Benol is fine. The article about the bad and evils of castor are greatly exaggerated, misleading and has false data and assumptions. Folks have been using some questionable castor sources and wonder why it is no good. Castor, for those chemists in the crowd, one double bond at C-9 and it is somewhat reactive. Keep excess oxygen out of it, store it in a nice cool dry place and enjoy it. Castors have been used in model fuels for over 50 years now. I try to keep telling folks it is not synthetic vs castor, both have some great properties. Remember that report was written on the bias, and without sound foundation. I.E. It was horsepucky. Ask for AA castor grade, Klotz Benol or a similar very good grade and enjoy your flying. Your engines will thank you. The old fuel mixing dinosaur.

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