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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / February 2004Coleman fuel for a gasser
How's about coleman fuel. Has anyone run it in there gasser? I was thinking about it and looked on the can. It says petrolated naptha. I don't rightly know what that is. A fancy name for GAs maybe. Eddie Fulmer It can be used but the octane rating is very low I believe. It is supposed to be unleaded gas without any of the additives needed for cars. Same thing as white gas sold for lanterns, etc. > How's about coleman fuel. Has anyone run it in there gasser? I was thinking > about it and looked on the can. It says petrolated naptha. I don't rightly > know what that is. A fancy name for GAs maybe. Eddie Fulmer Naptha is a very volatile petroleum product used for lanterns and pressurized coleman type stoves. If you like your looks, I'd suggest you stay away from using it other than its suggested use. Someone once said that ignorance is bliss...however in this case ignorance can be deadly. Be careful with Naptha. > It can be used but the octane rating is very low I believe. It is supposed > to be unleaded gas without any of the additives needed for cars. Same thing [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > rightly > > know what that is. A fancy name for GAs maybe. Eddie Fulmer From what I have heard, those additives are to slow down combustion. Might not be good for ANY engine.  SignatureDan KE6ERB AMA605992 I've heard the screams of the vegetables... http://fubar1.freeservers.com > It can be used but the octane rating is very low I believe. It is supposed > to be unleaded gas without any of the additives needed for cars. Same thing [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > rightly > > know what that is. A fancy name for GAs maybe. Eddie Fulmer Lead additives to raise the octane value do slow down combustion as well. In doing so, knock (explosive self-ignition) is prevented in remote combustion chamber pockets in front of the flame pressure wave. Slowing down combustion speed is not necessarily bad, as long as it is still fast enough to finish the combustion process in time. Ever noticed the long flames from Dragster Nitro engine exhaust pipes? That mixture was still burning when the valves opened, yet provides ample power. SignatureWith Kind Regards, Pé http://mvvs-nl.com http://home.wanadoo.nl/pereivers/ ___________ > From what I have heard, those additives are to slow down combustion. Might > not be good for ANY engine. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > rightly > > > know what that is. A fancy name for GAs maybe. Eddie Fulmer Guess I worded it incorrectly. What I meant is that using fuel without those additives might ruin an engine due to the pre-ignition. SignatureDan KE6ERB AMA605992 I've heard the screams of the vegetables... http://fubar1.freeservers.com > Lead additives to raise the octane value do slow down combustion as well. In > doing so, knock (explosive self-ignition) is prevented in remote combustion [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > rightly > > > > know what that is. A fancy name for GAs maybe. Eddie Fulmer >Guess I worded it incorrectly. What I meant is that using fuel without those >additives might ruin an engine due to the pre-ignition. Didn't see the start of this thread, but the originator might query Maynard Hill on the subject of Coleman fuel in a model 2C engine. TAM 5 seemed to like the stuff . . . Cheers, Fred McClellan The House Of Balsa Dust http://home.mindspring.com/~the-plumber > >Guess I worded it incorrectly. What I meant is that using fuel without those > >additives might ruin an engine due to the pre-ignition. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > The House Of Balsa Dust > http://home.mindspring.com/~the-plumber Fred, I strongly suspect that the fuel used by Hill was not straight Coleman but something blended with the Coleman gas as its base. I have a pretty good idea the oil used since local tests showed consumption figures of over 20 minutes per ounce of fuel over 10 years ago, but what else was used (if anything) will probably remain his 'trade secret' for a while longer. . >I strongly suspect that the fuel used by Hill was not straight Coleman but >something blended with the Coleman gas as its base. That's what he reports, too. > I have a pretty good >idea the oil used since local tests showed consumption figures of over 20 >minutes per ounce of fuel over 10 years ago, but what else was used (if >anything) will probably remain his 'trade secret' for a while longer. I imagine. He's paid his dues--thousands and thousands of hours of mind-numbing test flights. He didn't get the record without first making sure his brew was true. Marty >> >Guess I worded it incorrectly. What I meant is that using fuel without >those [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >. Obliviously there was oil added, since Coleman lanterns/stoves don't need lubrication. http://tam.plannet21.com/FAQs.htm#fuel Cheers, Fred McClellan The House Of Balsa Dust http://home.mindspring.com/~the-plumber Going from memory here, (dangerous territory ;-) ) Naptha (spelled naphtha) Is basically a solvent or according to the dictionary , Any of several highly volatile, flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons distilled from petroleum, coal tar, and natural gas and used as fuel, as solvents, and in making various chemicals In other words, it could be almost any combination of "stuff" It would burn, It might be ok, but,,,, bob >It can be used but the octane rating is very low I believe. It is supposed >to be unleaded gas without any of the additives needed for cars. Same thing [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >rightly >> know what that is. A fancy name for GAs maybe. Eddie Fulmer |
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