Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust

[Wayne Galligan]

and the bass nipples at the fuel inlets

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Simmonds" <alan at gspceilings.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:15 PM
Subject: RE: Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust


> Bob
> 
> Don't forget the big brass jet in the Mintor carb.
> 
> Alan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> On Behalf Of Bob Pastorello
> Sent: 05 December 2003 13:58
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust
> 
> 
> Also, most clunks I've seen lately aren't brass-looking.  They
> apparently are plated and look shiny-brite metal.  I've drilled some of
> them, to find they're brass underneath.  So that sort of begs the
> question, WHY would fuel tank manufacturers add the expense of plating a
> KLUNK ??
>     My Mintor setup has no brass that I can see; it will be interesting
> to see how this goes.  Has an MK tank, aluminum tubes, nylon tees in
> lines. Plated clunk in the tank.
> 
> Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
> NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
> rcaerobob at cox.net
> www.rcaerobats.net
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Young" <b4598070 at yahoo.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:45 AM
> Subject: RE: Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust
> 
> 
> > Cant remember if the fuel needed the water in it to
> > break down into acetic acid..anyone recall?   ;0
> >
> > I have had older brass clunks corrode the nipple off
> > at the end of the tubing.....I have noticed the little
> > green brass particles plugging up the ports on some of
> > my engines....always wondered why they used the brass
> > for this stuff. I use plastic or aluminum if I can,
> > and steel clunk if available.
> >
> >
> > --- Dwayne & Nancy <dwaynenancy at cox.net> wrote:
> > > Bob, Joe said that blaming water in the fuel as the
> > > cause of bearing
> > > rust was a "folk tale".  The cause was the fuel
> > > decomposing into acetic
> > > acid (vinegar).  The decomposition is caused by the catalytic effect
> 
> > > of the brass components inside the fuel tank.  Joe
> > > tried leaving bearings
> > > in several brands of fuel for four months without
> > > any rust forming.  You
> > > should read the magazine more carefully.  You can't
> > > tell when something
> > > valuable with show up.  <VBG>  Dwayne
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org 
> > > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> > > On Behalf Of Bob Pastorello
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 8:25 PM
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > Subject: Re: Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust
> > >
> > > Okay - Matt - since my MA already found it's way to
> > > the shredder....
> > >     WHAT did he say about rust protection?
> > >
> > > Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
> > > NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
> > > rcaerobob at cox.net
> > > www.rcaerobats.net
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:11 PM
> > > Subject: Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust
> > >
> > > The diatribe of the last week or so on this list has
> > > been, shall we say,
> > > rather........ interesting, (except for the news
> > > about Kirk Gray, that's
> > > plain sad). It's time for something new.
> > >
> > > In this month's Model Aviation, Joe Wagner talks
> > > about experiments he
> > > has run with a trusty old engine. He ran baseline performance data 
> > > with his regular fuel and then he added water in his fuel
> > > to see how badly
> > > performance would be affected. His results where
> > > very interesting. Shall
> > > we say that he made chopped meat out of that "sacred
> > > cow".
> > >
> > > He also briefly touches on what really is the root
> > > cause of bearing
> > > rust. Even the uninitiated should find that
> > > interesting. Could a
> > > solution to all of your OS bearing woes be this
> > > simple?
> > >
> > > There, that ought to whet your whistle.
> > >
> > > Matt K
> > >
> >
> >
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