ORIGINAL: YellowHawk
I purchased a gallon of Cool Power 15% total synthetic glow fuel the other day for my NexSTAR Select. I was told by a coworker yesterday that I shouldn't run 15% and I should not run total synthetic fuel. He said I should run a combination of castor and synthetic because synthetic burns all the oil and leaves the engine dry with no oil on it and causes rust and corrosion. He says the castor provides lubrication for the engine because it doesn't all burn. Is this true? Did I make a mistake purchasing and using this fuel?
Nah, ya did fine. I've been running 15% Cool Power for years and it's just fine. No, the oil doesn't all get burned up, just look at your wing after a couple of flights if you want proof. It IS less messy than Castor and Castor will provide better protection if you run too lean. The solution? Don't run too lean. You don't have to squeeze every last revolution out of your engines, that's just silly. You're gonna be flying at reduced throttle a lot anyway so why run it so lean?
Just ask yourself, if this fuel was sooooo bad why would they be selling it.
Go fly and enjoy.