Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust

[Ron Van Putte]

On Dec 5, 2003, at 1:39 PM, Bob Pastorello wrote:

> What's a "bass nipple" ?
>
>

I think it's related to the 'collander' someone mentioned regarding the 
Discovery Wings program.

Ron Van Putte

>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:05 PM
> Subject: Re: Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust
>
>
>> 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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