ORIGINAL: nrad2000
Oops, I think I may have worded it wrong. I thought the CoolPower FAI fuel had no nitromethane in it and believed it was just synthetic oil. I wasn't sure what it was and if I can use this synthetic oil in-place of 2-cycle oil. Sounds like there is nitromethane (how much nitro?) and deffinetly won't be using it.
Last dumb question: I have a weed eater and yard blower 2 stroke gas/oil mix in a 1 gallon red fueler. It sits around in the garage (gets hot and cold) for a while and I gas up the yard equipment and away it goes. Can I treat the airplane fuel the same way or should I keep it in a climate controled environment? Can I use one of those red fueler containers that you can buy at Lowes or Homedepot?
The FAI fuel doesn't have nitromethane but it is a methanol (alcohol) and oil mix intended for use in glow engines. It is the same methanol used in alcohol dragsters and stuff like that. You burn more of it though so carburetor jetting has to be changed, timing curves changed, etc. It is also a lot more expensive than gasoline. One of the main reasons most people go with gasoline engines in an airplane is the cost advantage. $3.00 per gallon plus a few cents in oil is a lot nicer than $18.99 for a gallon of glow fuel. If you had a glow engine, burning glow fuel equivalent to a 55cc gas engine, flying it would be a very expensive endeavor due to fuel cost. Engines like the DLE-55 are specifically designed and manufactured to run on economical gasoline.
I store the gasoline for my airplanes in the garage in regular 1-gallon red plastic gas cans. I have a pump set-up made specifically to screw on top of these cans and it stays sealed. I prefer to use 1-gallon containers so I go through it quicker and it stays fresher. Some guys that fly more use larger containers though.
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