Fuel Question...Age?

[STEVE HOSNER]

I can tell you that high temps and jugs don't mix. While living in Phoenix I stored all of my fuel in our insulated garage and had several of the containers leak at the same time and created a huge mess. I strained and tranfered all of the other jugs of fuel to gallon metal containers wraped in heavy black plastic bags and never had a problem again. When we move back to Phoenix, I will let the hobby store keep the fuel until I need it and will always buy the fuel in cans. I also noticed that the older the stored fuel was it seemed to loose "punch". The key to  taking care of that problem is to burn more fuel! I hope to do more of that this time around also.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Pastorello 
  To: NSRCAMail 
  Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 3:50 PM
  Subject: Fuel Question...Age?


  I know this is a newbie kind of question...but I've never run into this before.  Sealed (good caps, tight) jugs in the dark, Mag 1/10% mix that I use all the time.
      Ran my 1.60 fine on the ground, but couldn't get a needle, and sounded lean at high end in flight; even dead sticked a couple times.
      Changed to a jug of fresh Ritch's Brew 15% (should have been about the same nitro) and it ran a lot better, had needle range, didn't try to overheat.

  What can happen to sealed jugs, kept in temp.controlled, dark box....??

  Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
  NSRCA 199, IMAC 1320, AMA 46373
  rcaerobob at cox.net
  www.rcaerobats.net

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