Shaking Up Fuel Bottles?

[Dean Pappas]

Castor does that.
Dean P.

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: ORLANDO FRETS [mailto:ojfrets at earthlink.net] 
	Sent: Mon 9/22/2003 6:07 PM 
	To: discussion at nsrca.org 
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	Subject: RE: Shaking Up Fuel Bottles?
	
	

	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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