3M Fuels

[wgalligan]

Regular Cool Power 15% nitro has 17% oil.  Should be close enough.

Wayne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Simmonds" <alan at gspceilings.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: 3M Fuels


> Hi Tom
> This may be a silly question but what are you thinning the 20% coolpower
> with - methanol?
> 
> Our 3M 170's were transformed when we got hold of the OS A5 plugs. We
> are using Model Technics Bekra 16% at the moment which uses a mix of EDL
> and Klotz reg. techniplate @15%. Seems to work OK.
> 
> Alan
> 
> <Hi all,
> 
> Just an observation I thought that you 3M users may find useful.
> 
> Some of my flying mates are using the 3M 170, the fuel choice seems to
> be of vital importance. Best results ( and by a looooooong way) have
> been obtained by thinning down the Coolpower 20% Heli to 15% total nitro
> content. This results in an oil content of around 16.5% ( roughly)
> 
> The instructions do mention MicroMotul oil ( also a low viscosity oil),
> but due to cost and availability ( lack of) my friends have not tried
> this yet. Klotz KL-198 is in the process of being tried however.
> 
> So if it wont run properly and chews plugs, give this a try. It seems to
> have fixed theirs. Night and day!
> 
> Tom>
> 
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