Re: [MBZ] Diesel model airplane fuel

2018-06-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Penray sells 40% starting fluid. $25/dozen cans sounds reasonable, if putting more heptane than ether in the mix is OK. https://store.industriallubricant.com/products/penray-hd-premium-industrial-starting-fluid-case#collapseOne The propellant is CO2, so it goes away by itself. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Diesel model airplane fuel

2018-06-07 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Mitch Haley wrote: > Is there any reasonable excuse for ether to cost $200 a gallon? It may be diethyl ether USP which is pure enough for use as an anesthetic in surgery. Hence the high price. Dimethyl ether is probably what MMM needs for his planes and shouldn't be so expensive: "Dimethyl

Re: [MBZ] Diesel model airplane fuel

2018-06-07 Thread Michael Esh via Mercedes
Not interested right now. I have several glo engines as well. Thanks. Michael E. Esh > On Jun 7, 2018, at 3:15 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Is there any reasonable excuse for ether to cost $200 a gallon? > > > Hey Mike, I've got a couple of Tower .40 engines if you'd rather

Re: [MBZ] Diesel model airplane fuel

2018-06-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Is there any reasonable excuse for ether to cost $200 a gallon? Hey Mike, I've got a couple of Tower .40 engines if you'd rather experiment with E85 and a little nitro. Mitch, who knew about the bean oil but had no idea model aviation diesel had ether in it.

Re: [MBZ] Diesel model airplane fuel

2018-06-07 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ether On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:58 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > https://www.americhemsalescorp.com/ > > https://m.grainger.com/mobile/search?searchQuery=Ether=true > > > > > Rick > > > >

Re: [MBZ] Diesel model airplane fuel

2018-06-07 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
https://www.americhemsalescorp.com/ https://m.grainger.com/mobile/search?searchQuery=Ether=true Rick

Re: [MBZ] Diesel model airplane fuel

2018-06-07 Thread Michael Esh via Mercedes
Maybe my son could contact his chemistry teacher. Thanks, Mike Michael E. Esh > On Jun 7, 2018, at 9:19 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Any chemical suppliers around your neck of the woods? Know any chem teachers? > > --R > Sent from iPhone > >> On Jun 7, 2018, at 9:10

Re: [MBZ] Diesel model airplane fuel

2018-06-07 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Any chemical suppliers around your neck of the woods? Know any chem teachers? --R Sent from iPhone > On Jun 7, 2018, at 9:10 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am going to mix some model airplane diesel fuel. The mix is approximately > 50% kerosene, 20% castor/syn oil and 30%