ORIGINAL: dieseldan
Slope Soarer/we may need the addition of a sub-forum on diesel fuels , there is of course a fuel forum but you have to go thru a lot of stuff
Thus would leave us here with the running and flying of diesels tech help , recomending engines, which ones work the best in what type of plane prop recs etc
Buying factory fuel or using formulas ( Davis supplied formulas for non USA users) and those supplied by the engine makers is the easiest way out for most of us, This certainly reduces the risk of damaging or destroying an engine martin
Hi Dan,
I don't really think we need a forum just for diesel fuel. This forum is "Everything Diesel" I guess that means engines,props, fuel, comparisons....... etc, etc.
All anyone needs to do is select the posts they think will be of interest to them. I don't read every post on here. I scan several forums on RC-Universe every night, and I do mean scan.Take for instance the glow engine forum, I look at it every day but there are only a few posts that I read as the rest are of no interest to me. It's just the same as when you go to a library. There is a huge wealth of knowledge and also entertainment in a library. When you go there you don't set off to read every book in the place, instead you browse and select books that look as though the contents will be of interest and worth reading.
I use Linux as my operating system, rather than Windows. I am on a mailing list which gets me 100 to 150 emails a day specifically about Debian Linux. I don't read them all, I just scan through the subject lines and only read the ones that have some interest to me. I KNOW nearly everyone uses Windows in some form, but that's because they haven't explored the alternatives ! So... not everyone wants to use Bill Gates "formula" for the perfect operating system..... there are a significant number who choose otherwise.
As several of us have stated before..... buying commercial fuel, from whoever, is a guaranteed way to easily start and run a diesel. If it is available then it is by far the best way for someone, especially a newcomer, to use diesels.
Those experimenting with "homebrew" fuel mixes are NOT advising anyone to try them. We do NOT criticise commercial fuel or it's suppliers. We are happily experimenting away and discussing the subject with others that are interested. No one HAS to read these posts and no one has to KEEP telling us that commercial fuel is available (from whatever source) we know that !
Commercial fuel is GOOD. Commercial fuel is AVAILABLE (but not everywhere) Commercial fuel ensures GOOD starting and GOOD running.... there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with using commercial fuel. Some however are messing about seeking an alternative both for themselves and others who may want to try a different way of doing it.
There are any number of wonderful commercially produced cars, suv's.etc out there BUT there are still those guys who are going to build their own car from a kit or whatever.
Just one last time.... for those that are criticising the posts on alternative fuel ingredients and mixes..... I am probably wasting my time but.....
If it is not a subject that interests you then DON'T READ the posts, it's not compulsory.
Reg