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Old 04-05-2021, 09:05 AM   #8
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Re: Home brew fuel recipe

Getting the proper ingredient is always a problem. First of all start with metal containers. I never seen a gallon of bad fuel until I came to Ontario and the fuel came in plastic jugs. You want double distilled methanol and de-gummed castor oil. I use the Sig product. The standard fuel we get here comes with 16% oil. I add 150ml of Sig de-gummed castor oil, which brings the oil content up to 20%. Methyl hydrate and pharmacy castor oil have impurities in them that that cause black carbon to build up inside the engine. The biggest problem with glow fuel is preventing it from absorbing water from the atmosphere. You can buy little round beed's to use in gasoline, is there anything that works in alcohol?
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