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re: any one tried this? - 7/27/2007 2:08:37 AM   
shaffy


 

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Status: offline 		I was just wondering , if anyone has tried with success using ethanol , or methylated spirits , any thing along that line on etheir engines and if so what oil did u manage to use
castor oil , normal engine lube?? or what

reason why i ask is, well here in brisbane australia off the shelf fuel is horendously expensive 18- 20 aussie dollars a litre , i am trying to find a methanol supplier , but if i can do away with stuff like ethanol from the hardware store or methylated spirits ( metho) and lube i can get my hands on then that does the trick- looking forward to any replies aye , i havent bought my first plane yet , and i thought i mite sus the fuel availability and price b4 buying my first rc plane.
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RE: re: any one tried this? - 7/27/2007 2:27:08 AM   
alan0899


 

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Status: online 		G'day Mate,
Try RC Warehouse in Brisbane, http://rcwarehouse.com.au/
& get your fuel from there, Methanol is the only stuff that will work, although OS has now got an engine that will run on Ethanol.
I mix my own fuel, don't use castor oil, it's old technology, I know lots of guys on here swear by castor, I only swear at it.
Then get yourself to a flying club ASAP, & learn as much as you can, the people at the club will help with fuel supplies.

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Good Flyin Mate. Keep Thyne Airspeed up, lest the ground arise & smite thee, Allan.

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RE: re: any one tried this? - 8/5/2007 7:41:18 AM   
Bone



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Shaffy - yes, you can use metho - check out this post from the Glow Engine forum - thread was about Nitro Substitutes

"When the article was written (June issue) it seems Bunnings were having a sale on metho...I went to my local Bunnings the other day to check it out and the only metho was Diggers so I imagine that's what he got but it was about the same price as methanol. I'm thinking about trying it too.

I can't give a direct link to that article because of the way the web page is set up but if you go to http://www.vicstunt.com/ then click on the bottom left button (Newsletters), the next page the top button (A.C.L.N.) then select the June issue from the following page for a .pdf file. The article starts on page 8"


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RE: re: any one tried this? - 8/5/2007 4:13:26 PM   
downunder



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That quote from Bone was done by someone I'm familiar with .

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