Hi everyone!

In case anyone is interested or can help

I decided to do an airplane conversion on my Homlite HB100 25cc leaf blower. The engine will ultimately end up in my 70" P47 if it hasn't blown up before the end of this experiment. After loads of hassle trying to get 10/10 glo fuel I managed to find some Morgan 20/10 at my local hobby store! When I got home I mixed it with premium gas at a ratio or 1 part 20/10 to 2 parts gas only to find that it refused to mix!!! The fuel would stay cloudy and separate within a couple of minutes! So I mixed in some acetone, a drop at a time whilst stirring it until it went totaly clear. I don't know exactly how much acetone I put in but it was a very small amount, I Just kept dripping it in while stirring the fuel until it went clear. I filled the tank on the blower, gave it a couple of pulls and it started! I'm still using the stock ignition as this is the first step just to see if it runs on that mix. Well it ran like a bucket of bolts! I adjusted the hi and low mixtures so that it idles and revs up to the same limits as before when it's running on straight gas/lube. Now it runs like a train!!! The only problem is detonation when the engine is accelerating! I knew that would happen as I am still using the stock ignition on the factory settings. hopefully when my glow adaptor arrives that will change and I will reset the carb again! The fuel has now been sitting for an hour with no visible signs of separation! I will be testing this engine in it's original home ie; the leaf blower (My garden needs doing anyway ) as it is under more load and heat then on a test bench or in an airplane. When I have finished I will remove the engine from the blower and all the unnecessary ignition components etc. and do the final testing and adjusting on the bench before the instalation into my P47. Any views or help on this experiment would be much appreciated.

Thank you

Richard