Shaking Up Fuel Bottles?

[ORLANDO FRETS]

During my controline days of flying speed and using high nitromethane
content in excess of 50% with castor oil, the fuel solution would
definitely separate. That is why we added a few percent of nitrobenzene
(good stuff) smelled like shoe polish. This aided in the mixing of the fuel
components.

ORLANDO FRETS
ojfrets at earthlink.net



> [Original Message]
> From: Koenig, Tom <Tom.Koenig at actewagl.com.au>
> To: discussion at nsrca.org <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Date: 9/22/2003 3:58:08 PM
> Subject: RE: Shaking Up Fuel Bottles?
>
>
> Religiously.....but I must add that I mixed my own fuel for 20 odd years
> until the arrival of the  "DZ". So I guess it may be just habit now. I do
> not know wether the ingredients will come back out of suspension after
> initial mixing? I wonder wether nitro will have a tendency to sit at the
> bottom of the jug, having a higher SG than methanol?? Could not even have
a
> guess about the oil.
>
> Tom
>
> > ----------
> > From: 	Don Livermore[SMTP:dlivermore at mchsi.com]
> > Reply To: 	discussion at nsrca.org
> > Sent: 	Monday, 22 September 2003 8:54
> > To: 	discussion at nsrca.org
> > Subject: 	Shaking Up Fuel Bottles?
> > 
> > Someone who has been racing rc cars for over 20 years and is a very
> > qualified rc guy asked me this week if I had been "shaking" the gallon
> > fuel bottles to mix the ingredients up before using. I had gotten a bad
> > gallon of fuel that was just purchased from  a local  hobby shop and in
> > questioning him about this is when he asked me the question. I have been
> > doing rc for over ten years and I have never done this or have ever seen
> > anyone doing this. Do any of you out there in "pattern land" do this?
> > Thanks.....Don
> > 
>
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