ORIGINAL: splais
Would some of you RCV owners comment on the rediculous fuel requirement stated in the manual. That 10% nitro 6% castor/synthetic blend may be common in Europe. But here I would have to have fuel just for one plane. Been down that road not something I ant to do. The manual says any fuel over 10% Nitro can damage the engine. thanks.
The current recommendation from RCV is 10% nitro (well they don't
need more than that anyway) 15% oil (with a
maximum of 6% castor). I use 15% fully synthetic oil with no problems - but did use 6% castor on some for the run in.
This is from the [link=http://www.rcvengines.co.uk/faqs.htm#fuel]RCV web site[/link]:
What fuel is recommended for use in the engines?
Methanol Based. Due to the configuration of our engines, the engines do prefer a fuel that has 10% Nitro / 15% Oil (inc. a max of 6% Castor). In the UK we use Model Technics Duraglo 10. The RCV is a little more sensitive than many other engines to fuel and plug selection (OS'F' type recommended) so it is essential this is followed.
Hope this helps.
Richard