can you guys help me out with some fuel?

Does anyone have spare gallon of 5% nitro fuel that they wouldn't mind selling to me?
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Sam

Sorry I only use 10% Beckra, this is one of the most versatile fuels it can be used on all types of glow engines 2 & 4 stroke, unless your into the high end helicopters this is perfect all round fuel.

£13 a gallon if you want some, I will probably be at the field on Saturday let me know & I'll put some in my car.

Rich

Do you think that it will affect my engine upgrading from 5% to 10%?
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Sam

what's your engine? then we can select fuel

Do you think that it will affect my engine upgrading from 5% to 10%?

Should not make much diffrerence, maybe a slight tweek on the main needle otherwise it should be fine unless the manufacturer of your engine says otherwise.

PDQ wrote:what's your engine? then we can select fuel

My engine is a OS 40

Popular OS 40 engines normally run OK on 5% in UK
OS40 FP and LA are the same design, LA is most recent
These run fine on 5% 10% is not necessary

OS40 ball race
could be cross flow old model, if so has deflector plate on top of piston
or modern scnuerl ported no deflector plate.
Difference cross flow give power at lower revs but swing bigger props
All these happy on 5% nitro in UK

I keep saying in UK
The climate here is damp and cool. Nitro is not crucial here but does help if the tickover is unreliable. Or use a hotter running glow plug.

Two types of plugs here
hot as in racing.
The plug is designed to run cool and not overheat !
hot as in running hot
to keep the glow bright !
They are graded 1-5. I like Enya No3 or OS No8

The same engine in USA and hot parts of Europe need 10 -15% nitro to run at all reliably. We had somone bring a 40 size trainer to macclesfield but fitted with a K&B 60 glow motor. In the Sarahara desert, where it normally performed, it just about flew level. In Macclesfield, on 5% fuel it disappeared out of sight upwards in a few seconds. The man was astonished.

Then of course which type of oil does the fuel have ?
Castor Ugh say some, Synthetic Oo Yea yea say the modern guys
They all work but keeping them clean like new after use is always important
I suppose this should all be in the Engines topic really but someone will tell me, won't you Andy ?

Well im not to sure what type of os 40 it is, but i need fuel cheap, is the fuel Rich selling going to run ok in my engine?

Yes it will be OK

Cool ok,
Il PM him now telling him to pack a gallon in the car!

Paul is an "Engineer" Sam he enjoys giving as much information on a subject as he can, we all enjoy the thought of reading into a subject in great detail

It's not cheap at £13.00 a gallon but one of the best & the quality is guaranteed, there are alternatives at a cheaper price

tis the best juice you can feed your engine sam.

Paul,hope you told that guy from the desert to go home and fly in th evening or very early morning.

john racism will not be tolerated



Besides hes from the bottom of the sea, then again i gather its pretty sandy down there too

Leigh, the air is denser in the morning and evening in the desert