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bwillhite -> Pumping Coleman Fuel (3/3/2003 12:49:59 AM)

After reading the post here on RCU I have decided to use Coleman fuel in my US Engines 25cc.

Do I need to use a gasoline rated pump with Tygon tubing or will a glow pump and regular glow tubing be OK? I am going to use a manual pump, not electric.

Thanks for your time.

bwillhite



lynngordon -> Pumping Coleman Fuel (3/8/2003 6:38:51 AM)

Coleman fuel is very simular to "White Gas" - very hard to find anymore, and lower octane than regular unleaded. Use a gasoline rated pump and tygon tubing.

Lynn



bdtsr -> Pumping Coleman Fuel (3/13/2003 12:34:19 AM)

With being less octane, would some of the octane boosters help or are they not compatible with the coleman fuel?



rc-mike -> Pumping Coleman Fuel (5/20/2003 5:30:35 AM)

I would try the fuel by itself first(with oil of course). I put it in my poulan 46cc conversion and it ran great. Actually seemed a little smoother. I read somewhere that the lower octain is actually better for the smaller engines like we use. I don't know for a fact but that is what I read.

Michael



bdtsr -> Pumping Coleman Fuel (5/20/2003 7:06:52 AM)

What kind of power were you getting (prop & rpm)?



rc-mike -> Pumping Coleman Fuel (5/20/2003 7:58:22 AM)

I'll have to check the rpm. My tach is messed up and I need to get another. I am using a 20x10 Master Airscrew. When I was using regular gas it would buck quite a bit at idle. The coleman fuel smoothed it out a little and it transitions smoother. It sounded like it was running just as strong at full throttle as with gasoline. Sure smells better if nothing else!



Homebrewer -> Pumping Coleman Fuel (5/20/2003 8:00:47 AM)

White gas or Naphtha found in Coleman fuel should work fine in a low compression 2 stroke engine.



rc-mike -> Pumping Coleman Fuel (5/29/2003 5:47:21 AM)

It is running 7000 rpm. We put some regular gas in it and it was 6800. I didn't think it would have more power but I guess it did!



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