E85 might be E70 ???
06-01-2011 | 06:36 PM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
The ST 40 did run without the on board glow. At the very end I removed the current to the plug and it kept running. But there was a drop in RPM.
Yes it does keep running without current to the plug and it would have flown without the battery. I just used the battery to make it more reliable.
It must be the gasoline helping to keep the plug lit, because when I ran the ST on Sunny Side (which is almost all ethanol) and 20% castor, the engine died as soon as I disconnected the glow driver.</p>
06-01-2011 | 08:32 PM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
well, if you have any of that stuff left, try a mix with 20% gasoline...
like 3 Sunny + 1 gas +1 Castor,
and see if the hotter runs lead to unlit plug working.
I cant really see a way for me to try a cooler run with the e85.
Even so, at this point I may have to buy a IR thermometer if I am going to investigate the temps.
Running hotter is as easy as blocking some of the cooling fins,
but I wouldnt want to try that without being able to keep a better eye on the temp of the head
like 3 Sunny + 1 gas +1 Castor,
and see if the hotter runs lead to unlit plug working.
I cant really see a way for me to try a cooler run with the e85.
Even so, at this point I may have to buy a IR thermometer if I am going to investigate the temps.
Running hotter is as easy as blocking some of the cooling fins,
but I wouldnt want to try that without being able to keep a better eye on the temp of the head
06-02-2011 | 06:06 AM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
ORIGINAL: KidEpoxy
Thats the part that has me scratchin my head,
why MY E85 tests are running fine with no methanol
while most folks know/experienced ethanol not firing a glow plug.
About the only thing I can figure is the gasoline is the only difference.
Maybe the 15%gas dont DIRECTLY help the glowplug fire,
but we know gas will run hotter than alcohol, and my engine was indeed running hotter.
Maybe the hotter runs give the lil extra oomph the plug needs to fire on Ethanol decently
It looks like we used the same engine for our E85 tests, ST gs40 right?
So why does mine run while yours needed the plug constantly lit / added methanol
Sunny Side Denatured Alcohol is 86% ETHANOL and does NOT work without adding
why MY E85 tests are running fine with no methanol
while most folks know/experienced ethanol not firing a glow plug.
About the only thing I can figure is the gasoline is the only difference.
Maybe the 15%gas dont DIRECTLY help the glowplug fire,
but we know gas will run hotter than alcohol, and my engine was indeed running hotter.
Maybe the hotter runs give the lil extra oomph the plug needs to fire on Ethanol decently
It looks like we used the same engine for our E85 tests, ST gs40 right?
So why does mine run while yours needed the plug constantly lit / added methanol
Yes glow plugs work with gasoline. In factg on the conversion and gas engine forums people have run pure gas with glow plugs, but it works better with a bit of methanol. Methanol is not the only fuel that will react with glow plugs. Obviously nitro does as the old all nitro control line speed racers would not work. Gasoline is a mix of chemicals including heptane which I think will also have a catalytic reaction.
06-03-2011 | 08:48 AM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
well, I could mix a batch with pump gas added,
and it will either be Better, The Same, or Worse than without the increased gas content.
(of course, 'pump gas' in a lot of places is actually E10, I recall I used to see M10 pumpgas)
Sure, I can try a batch of 2 E85 + 2 E10 + 1Castor... uh.. E45o20? [&:]
and it will either be Better, The Same, or Worse than without the increased gas content.
(of course, 'pump gas' in a lot of places is actually E10, I recall I used to see M10 pumpgas)
Sure, I can try a batch of 2 E85 + 2 E10 + 1Castor... uh.. E45o20? [&:]
06-09-2011 | 04:56 AM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
Tried the above mix, equal E85+Gas then cut with 20% Castor:
Couldnt get it to run on an unlit plug.
... idk, maybe if I leaned the bjezus out of it it might, but I aint gonna try that till I get an IR temp gun
Couldnt get it to run on an unlit plug.
... idk, maybe if I leaned the bjezus out of it it might, but I aint gonna try that till I get an IR temp gun
07-23-2011 | 08:38 AM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
ORIGINAL: MetallicaJunkie
switch over to stopperless tanks
ORIGINAL: KidEpoxy
My black rubber stoppers are not going to be happy to hear that.
Its one thing to use wishful thinking
to figure by the time the 15% Gasoline was cut with oil and glow, it'd be more like just 5-8% gas.
But with it starting as 30% gas,
them lil rubber stoppers will voice their resentment in the form of swelling, gunking, & disintegration
My black rubber stoppers are not going to be happy to hear that.
Its one thing to use wishful thinking
to figure by the time the 15% Gasoline was cut with oil and glow, it'd be more like just 5-8% gas.
But with it starting as 30% gas,
them lil rubber stoppers will voice their resentment in the form of swelling, gunking, & disintegration
switch over to stopperless tanks
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07-23-2011 | 08:41 AM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
ORIGINAL: KidEpoxy
Tried the above mix, equal E85+Gas then cut with 20% Castor:
Couldnt get it to run on an unlit plug.
... idk, maybe if I leaned the bjezus out of it it might, but I aint gonna try that till I get an IR temp gun
Tried the above mix, equal E85+Gas then cut with 20% Castor:
Couldnt get it to run on an unlit plug.
... idk, maybe if I leaned the bjezus out of it it might, but I aint gonna try that till I get an IR temp gun
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20110146608.pdf
(Start with a Fox Miracle, or O.S. F, then seat it deeper until it almost kisses the piston at TDC..)
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09-06-2011 | 01:40 PM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
If this info has already been posted forgive me as I kind of skimmed through the posts.
Castor oil will not stay in suspension in gasoline. Just make sure you shake the fuel jug before you add to you airplane. It should be good until you fly it out, if you fly within five minutes or so. Now with that said maybe the ethanol will work as a mixing agent keeping the castor in suspension???
Castor oil will not stay in suspension in gasoline. Just make sure you shake the fuel jug before you add to you airplane. It should be good until you fly it out, if you fly within five minutes or so. Now with that said maybe the ethanol will work as a mixing agent keeping the castor in suspension???
09-07-2011 | 04:44 AM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
Since E85 or even E70 is mostly alcohol I would think castor oil will work. Has anyone tried cutting it with some methanol? I think that some using glow plugs on gas engines in the gas engine thread had luck with gas cut with a small amount of methanol to keep the plug lit.
09-07-2011 | 07:18 PM
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RE: E85 might be E70 ???
Yes castor oil will mix and stay mixed with E85.
Yes I have tried a half methano half E85 blend. It worked and the plane flew. BUT the engine (ST .40) ran better on just methanol and castor oil. This is all I use now. Methanol and castor oil. Cheap and it works.
Yes I have tried a half methano half E85 blend. It worked and the plane flew. BUT the engine (ST .40) ran better on just methanol and castor oil. This is all I use now. Methanol and castor oil. Cheap and it works.
