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Robertm64 -> methanol and castor subs (7/11/2006 1:58:03 AM)

Has anyone tried mixing gas in with methanol? I live in manitoba canada methanol is 9 dollars a gallon and castor is 15 dollars a quart. im looking for cheaper ways to make fuel. Any ideas?any other oils that i can use? im looking for oils that are widely avalible in canada. i think any 2 stroke oil that is jaso aproved and will mix with methanol would work fine.



Campgems -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/11/2006 7:14:22 AM)

A while back, a couple guys flew a model across the Atlantic. I remember the article saying they used white gas, ID coleman lantern fuel, in the mix because it had more BTU per ounce. I don't remember if they used a glow or ignition engine though. Maybe some one could point to a detailed article on this plane and engine setup.

Don



guver -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/11/2006 8:07:28 AM)

How about using ethanol?



MassiveMods -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/11/2006 11:10:20 AM)

At those prices i dont blame you .. why not just buy pre made fuel ? You should be able to dig around and get some better prices than that.. methanol shouldnt cost more than $4 a gallon even in small quantities..



jessiej -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/11/2006 9:08:42 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Campgems

A while back, a couple guys flew a model across the Atlantic. I remember the article saying they used white gas, ID coleman lantern fuel, in the mix because it had more BTU per ounce. I don't remember if they used a glow or ignition engine though. Maybe some one could point to a detailed article on this plane and engine setup.

Don

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As I recall it was an OS engine converted to spark ignition

jess



Robertm64 -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/12/2006 2:37:39 AM)

Yeah the methanol was 8 dollars a gallon if i buy a whole drum. but i can go to a race store and get it in indvs gallons for the same price. Has anyone tried using e85? right now its only avalible to goverment fleet vehicles in manitoba. [:o] its actualy the same price if i buy mixed fuels with nitro as compared to mixing my own without nitro. I think its time to start building larger rc vehicles and use plain old gas.



Sport_Pilot -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/12/2006 2:50:45 PM)

You can mail order your methanol from world fuels. Don't have the address but maybe a search would find them or someone else has an address.



Dil -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/14/2006 10:15:09 AM)

i am in a similar situation as you are, fuel very expensive, i tried for years, screwed up my t-maxx engine trying to get a proper mix, came close but havent really found a solution!!

GAS would be the best way to go from here!!



Sport_Pilot -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/14/2006 7:19:41 PM)

I suggest clicking on the Canadian distributor closest to you and giving them a call.

http://www.vpracingfuels.com/dist.html



wcmorrison -> RE: methanol and castor subs (7/14/2006 10:11:52 PM)

Premixed fuel here is around $13 or $14 a gallon in US dollars, so $9 Canadian a gallon sounds petty good to me. You ought to be able to get Klotz too for about the same as you get the Castor.

Cheers,

Chip



BeenThere -> RE: methanol and castor subs (8/1/2006 2:55:34 AM)

It seems that just about everyone is in favour of Castor.
The last time I was in an autoparts store, I asked the kid behind the counter if they carried 2 stroke oil with Castor in it. The kid looked at me with glazed eyes and then looked at the wheels on the chair next to him and asked if I needed to oil the caster wheels on a chair or something
[8|]
Anyway... I was just wondering if anyone has tried 2 stroke oils like PJ1 or Lucas intended for motorcycles. I know they are synthetic, but they are easier to get then high quality Castor and I always have some of that on hand...

Thanks



Sport_Pilot -> RE: methanol and castor subs (8/1/2006 3:41:46 PM)

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The last time I was in an autoparts store, I asked the kid behind the counter if they carried 2 stroke oil with Castor in it.


If an autoparts store has any two stroke oil, its for an old SAAB. Next time ask at a store that has parts for two stoke engines, its fairly common at motorcycle shops.



BeenThere -> RE: methanol and castor subs (8/1/2006 6:54:58 PM)

Oh, I know about 2 stroke oils. I use PJ1 in all my bikes. I have a Yamaha RZ500 road bike and a couple of off road 2 strokes. Thats why I always have some on hand.
I was just wondering if this type of oil is suitable to add to something like Morgan Sidewinder to raise the oil content.



BeenThere -> RE: methanol and castor subs (8/3/2006 3:23:36 AM)

Never mind.
I decided to go back and read the old posts from the begining.
Just about every question I can think of has been posted at one time or another.



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