ORIGINAL: nrad2000
Soon I'm thinking of a 50cc size plane. If I was to get the DLE 55 - is it just regular unleaded gasoline mixed with 2 stroke weed eater 2-cycle oil? Can I use something like ''Cool Power FAI Fuel''? Has 0% Nitro
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How does everyone measure 30:1 ratio when adding oil to gasoline?
What is ''Cool Power FAI fuel'' with 0% nitro? where is it used?
Gasoline engines are designed to run on gasoline and do not run well on methanol, which is what Cool Power fuel uses for it's base. Cool Power has no gasoline in it and gasoline engines really won't like it at all.
The engine manufacturer supplies the information needed for the correct oil to gasoline ratio. Follow their suggestions.
A gallon is 128 ounces.
128/30 = 4.267
You would combine 128 ounces of gasoline with 4.3 ounces of oil to get a 30:1 mix. If that is what DLE recommends, then you'd be good to go.
Cool Power is the name of a fuel for glow engines. It is a couple of different oils mixed with methanol and with nitromethane. One of the blends leaves out the nitromethane and is called "FAI fuel". Many contries do not have nitromethane available to their citizens. The world wide organization that controls model competition (the FAI) worked up rules over the years that require glow fuel without nitro. The fuel you ask about is that fuel. It is used in International competitions.