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RC Equipments => Fuel and Engines => Topic started by: divay99 on June 11, 2010, 10:22:34 AM



Title: 3 Months Old Fuel
Post by: divay99 on June 11, 2010, 10:22:34 AM
Hi,

I have a mixture of methanol and castor oil (80%,20%) which I made for flying abt three months ago, I have not flown since then, can I still use the fuel or would it have gone bad ? :help:


Title: Re: 3 Months Old Fuel
Post by: Sahevaan on June 11, 2010, 11:26:18 AM
If the castor has separated from the methanol , then it would have gone bad . Also if you have sediments at the bottom of the bottle .
Happy flying,
Sahevaan


Title: Re: 3 Months Old Fuel
Post by: sushil_anand on June 11, 2010, 11:43:10 AM
Also check if it is cloudy. That would mean water absorption and best discarded.


Title: Re: 3 Months Old Fuel
Post by: saikat on June 11, 2010, 12:23:40 PM
why don't you try a tankful ?


Title: Re: 3 Months Old Fuel
Post by: sushil_anand on June 11, 2010, 12:39:03 PM
why don't you try a tankful ?

Certainly a good idea. The other suggestions were to indicate possible cases where the fuel would surely have spoilt.