Oil in Fuel

[richieclarkie]

Me neither Chris

[kingchopper]

a lot of poeple are blaming magnum fuels for wrecking their engines, to be exact their bearings, ive not had a problem with mine at all but i do run my engines on the cool side. and try not to over rev them either.

[Janek]

I've used Magnum 30% Nitro for a couple of years, before that I used CoolPower 20%.

As far as my OS50 bearing are concerned, I probably replace a rear bearing twice a year, and that's been true of either fuel.

HOWEVER, myself and others at our field (for honesty's sake, this happens to be Bob's field as well) when through a period during the middle of last year where we all went through bearing at a much, much faster rate. The true 3D'ers were only getting a couple of gallons through them !!!.

We suspected that OS had started selling a dodgy batch of bearings (they were unmarked !), which seems to be bourne out by the fact that we're all back to something like our usual wear rate, yet we're still on the same batch of fuel (only just though).

Take that experiance as you find it, but personally I still have confidence in Magnum fuel, even if I'm indirectly putting money in Climbouts pockets (or more accurately in Dodgies (RH) slimey hands!)

[darryl]

i've been using byron 15% and contemplating changing to magmum 30 or cool power. Don't know what to do now though. My heli has be running sweet as a nut on the byron, bearings still went though after about 8 gallons

[AndersUK]

Janek,

If you have a dispute with Roger then call him to discuss it. Your derogatory jibes are really childlike and are now becoming a bore.

I've used Magnum 30% Nitro for a couple of years, before that I used CoolPower 20%.

As far as my OS50 bearing are concerned, I probably replace a rear bearing twice a year, and that's been true of either fuel.

HOWEVER, myself and others at our field (for honesty's sake, this happens to be Bob's field as well) when through a period during the middle of last year where we all went through bearing at a much, much faster rate. The true 3D'ers were only getting a couple of gallons through them !!!.

We suspected that OS had started selling a dodgy batch of bearings (they were unmarked !), which seems to be bourne out by the fact that we're all back to something like our usual wear rate, yet we're still on the same batch of fuel (only just though).

Take that experiance as you find it, but personally I still have confidence in Magnum fuel, even if I'm indirectly putting money in Climbouts pockets (or more accurately in Dodgies (RH) slimey hands!)

[AndersUK]

Steve,

I went through a phase of rear bearings on the Hyper but also suspected a batch of dodgy unbranded bearings. Besides, you can buy a new rear bearing for the difference in price between 2 gallons of Coolpower and Magnum!