mixing fuel for these engines

ok, this might sound REALLY weird, but the admin suggest getting Gopher & mole repellent:
http://www.buy.com/prod/senoret-chemical-ready-to-use-mole-and-gopher-repellent/q/sellerid/30885553/loc/66357/213638968.html
I'm not kidding. 100% castor.

You can use olive oil but castor is cheap on the Internet you can get it from sig for a fair price with shipping.

Repellent? that is bizarre! but i suppose it is a good way to get it! I'll have to go down to the hardware store and see if they have some! Thanks!

wait wait wait using castor oil out of that mole repellent? i don't know if i would do that. you don't know if it is 100% castor and or if it is degummed or not. just go have your damn pharmacist order you a bottle of castor oil laxative! it is still made for that purpose today ans still sell it new at my pharmacy! make sure they get 100% pure castor, none of the sweetened crap that my other pharmacy across town sells.

Well, I have bought that gopher/mole repellent for use in my yard and I do remember it saying "100% USP Castor oil". I found this out myself when I was spraying the lawn, it smelled quite familiar. I looked all over the bottle to find way at the bottom of the label "100% USP Castor oil". If it says "USP" that does mean it is safe to take internally, not that I would use the stuff out of the mole repellent bottle as a laxative but generally it is the same stuff as the drugstore Castor oil. When it says "USP" that also means that it is degummed and is the same stuff used in the fuel!

That sure is useful to know but I still buy mine from eBay.

nitroairplane wrote:That sure is useful to know but I still buy mine from eBay.

I haven't had to buy it from eBay yet since I can still easily get it. I believe if you are looking for castor oil in drugstores and locally you would want to look for B.P. (British Pharmacopoeia) castor oil, you probably wont find U.S.P. (United States Pharmacopoeia) Castor oil.

I order aaa castor and it's great but I am wondering if I should switch to clots benol for some of my diesel engines.

nitroairplane wrote:I order aaa castor and it's great but I am wondering if I should switch to clots benol for some of my diesel engines.

There are good reviews about the Klotz BeNOL. I haven't tried it yet. Someday, I'll make my local hobby shop order some. http://www.klotzlube.com/techsheet.asp?ID=2 If I do order Castor oil, its usually Bakers AA. Ordering Bakers AA castor is far cheaper then buying USP castor oil. Bakers AA is the same as USP, Bakers AA is cheaper because it doesn't have to get tested and approved by the USP.

yeah its the grade bakers AA that they use in most castor glow fuels. I do remember reading about that. I have not tried the klotz benol but i do know of a old flyin buddy who uses it in his moki 210.

man, am i glad i can just get the oil in my local drug store here in germany, without the hassle of ordering the stuff online
or getting Gopher & Mole Repellent.
haha, you crack me up, jacob...

Klotz benol has a lovely red colour to it.

OK, I went down to our local hardware store and bought some Sweeney's mole and gopher repellent. To my surprise, it DOES say "100% Castor Oil U.S.P." It was only $8.50 for the 32oz bottle. It was not easy to open, it had a cap similar to the childproof caps on medicine bottles only with this one you couldn't open it by pushing down and turning. I had to force it open by busting the cap off. I poured it all into a jar and it is not as yellow as I thought it would be, its almost a clear straw color. I did mix up some of that fuel using the formula GermanBeez left. The engine actually started up and ran! The oil was spraying out of the cylinder like I remember it doing from way back so it must have been working! Thank you all, for the help! ,Rob

Good for you! I'm happy to see that it worked so well for you!
i personally think that it's always exciting to fire an engine up that you just bought, or
you haven't run in some time.
if you have any questions rob, do not hesitate to ask.
Dave

And wherever you fly, you won't have gophers!

George

$8.50 for a (US) Quart of Castor is a deal. You must live where they grow the bean. I know you have good beer.

nah, this stuff generally isn't expensive. the problem is finding it
in some countries!