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Old 01-28-2007 | 12:57 AM
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tessmar
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Default RE: Engine run question

I'm sort of surprised no one mentioned this, but glow fuel is mainly alcohol. While it also contains some oil most if not all alcohols will absorb moisture from the air...and I believe a cooling engine will increase this affect as it cools. The ball bearings in motors like the OS 46AX are not rustproof, and while I am fairly new to the hobby I have seen and heard of a number of cases of the rear bearing rusting fairly quickly. Fayrwerks experience is not unique. While I do not have enough experience to have an opinion as to which oil is best, I do use After Run Oil. I fill the carb with the throttle closed, then open it to dump the oil into the morot. I then give the prop a spin with the electric starter to give a fair chance for the stuff to actually reach the rear bearing. So far, after eight months of flying two or more times a week for at least a total of one hour each time there is no sign of bearing noise.