> Subject: Re: Re "unsubscribe" messages keith :
'people's follies are theirs. Not ours' ---------------------------------------- > From: "F. Marc de Piolenc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Model "diesel" engines > Diesel model airplane engines have nothing in common with "real" > full-scale diesels except compression ignition of the fuel charge. They > don't run on diesel fuel. *absolutely right, as usual !! they run on 1/3 ether, 1/3 kerosene, and 1/3 sae 20 straight mineral oil. > Marc de Piolenc > who still has his old Webra somewhere... *that was a mean one !! .15 ? what did you power with it ? --------------------------------------- > From: "Michael DeWolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: converting a chainsaw > > If someone would want to convert a gasoline chainsaw to a biofuel, > how could this be done? > > Could you use Ethanol? Can you use Ethanol at 100%? Does it matter > if it is a two-stroke or a four-stroke? > > Could you use Methanol? Can you use Methanol at 100% ... *both eth and meth, but it runs better on meth. any mix up to 100 %, but don't forget to add the oil if it's a smoke bomb. with pure meth you might have to add a bit more oil. don't ask me why, it just works that way. meth will melt rubber, so you'll have to make sure this won't upset things. eth will be kinder to rubber, but needs to be anhidrous if you are to mix it with gas. engine start-up on 100 % (eth and meth) might be a bit of a pain. *if you found a big enough 'glow plug' (has to be platinum alloy), you could run it on pure meth + castor oil, just like a model airplane glow plug engine. brazilians run bus/truck/tractor compression ignition engines on straight eth plus glow plugs. engines are identical to the dino models, except for the plugs to get them going. *i use 10 % meth on all my 2C stuff (mopeds, chainsaws, whackers, cultivators) just to feel good !!! don't use more % 'cause it dissolves the carburator diafragm. (you live and learn...) ----------------------------------- cheers, dick. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
