[Spridgets] FYI--Fire safety

Mike MacLean rrengineer.mike at att.net
Wed Oct 12 22:02:33 MDT 2011


We have the same problem with the Walbro carb diaphragm used on the gasoline
engines I use on my RC airplanes. VP Racing fuels make a blend of pure premium
gas for these engines. Great stuff, but a little too expensive for the Bugeye.
Not so bad for a 20 CC R/C engine.
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On Oct 12, 2011, at 15:42, Gordon Gilomen <ggilomen at gmail.com> wrote:

> The old type of rubber fuel line we had on british cars will not stand
> up to the ethanol we now have in our fuel.  I have replaced all mine
> with modern fuel line that is made for ethanol based fuel.  I also go
> on the "PURE-FUEL. " web site and find gas stations the sell gas that
> is ethanol free.
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Lee Fox <lee.fox at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Six words: We do not have enough information.
>>
>>
>> On 10/12/2011 12:06 AM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com> Cc: spridgets
>>> <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] FYI--Fire safety
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>>
>> One word. Ethanol.
>>
>> Say hello to Jim for me...
>>
>> Cheers!!
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:25 PM, > <an5.sprite at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> So, is it because the new fuel we now use have additives that destroy
>>>>> the
>>>>> fuel line or is the fuel line material less sturdy?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from me.
>>
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