ORIGINAL: gcb
ORIGINAL: Ram Jet
When I get the guts and technical confirmation, I'm going to leave my castor girfriend in the dust. Sorry all you old farts. Get your heads out of the 30s and 40s.
Bill
When you receive that technical information, you may not get rid of that castor after all, at least for your iron/steel engines like that Enya.
I'll keep my castor oil, thank you.
George
Edit: Forgot to mention, one of the best ways to lessen rust is to, after your final flight of the day, disconnect the fuel line, connect the booster and start the engine. It will usually start and run a bit as if you primed it. Do this several times until it will not start. This removes the remaining fuel which produces nitric acid (the nitro), and absorbs moisture (the alcohol). This leaves only the lube...which for me is good old protecting castor, plus some clean running synthetic.
If the engine won't be run for a week or more I follow that up with some air tool oil or Rislone. This is especially important if it is a BB engine.
That's just one way, others work also.
Sir, I have an open mind. We've been running cast iron piston rings on steel liners for nearly 100 years. Just sittin' here thinkin'. Mr. Gordon Jennings thinks that there is no need for that dirty, funky stuff in internal combustion engines - save for it's high film strength at high operating temperatures. I wonder if Ferrari runs castor in their Formula One go carts?
Bill