Originally Posted by
flywilly
Hey Matt,
I am a diehard glow guy (since my first Cox Pee Wee .020 back in 1967 when I was 10), but the OS gas engines seem very well engineered and I have been considering one. I remember back in the '80s when the TOC models started getting much bigger that many were powered with gas engines converted to methanol. Would that be feasible with the OS GT 33?
Thanks,
Will
Will,
I have not done that so I don't know for certain, however it's been discussed. I don't see why it wouldn't work. You probably need a smaller venturi Walbro carb intended for glow fuel which is probably available. You should be able to run a standard OSF, KB1L or YSF glow plug and a regular glow pipe. It would be a lighter set-up possibly as much as 7 ounces (no CDI and shorter exhaust)
The major thing about methanol tho is corrosion. This particular engine develops more power than necessary on plain gasoline. No corrosion at all for years now; and zero maintenance (no 1 has about 130 hours of operation over the past 5 years). But if you read RM's tribulations, it's not bullet proof.