Fuel/Water, Bearing/Rust

[Bill Glaze]

Ask a male bass to find out.  Bill Glaze

Bob Pastorello wrote:

>What's a "bass nipple" ?
>
>Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
>NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
>rcaerobob at cox.net
>www.rcaerobats.net
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>----- 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
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>>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
>>
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>>    
>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>>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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