Re: its SMOG check time | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Hans E. Hansen (FList![]() |
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 12:46:02 -0700 (PDT) |
Which can't you buy? Castrol 2 stroke oil is readily available around here, a popular choice for chainsaws (I'm in western Oregon, lots of chainsaws...). And nitromethane is in 1 gallon jugs at the local hobby shop for use in the little motors in small model airplanes. It's also on Amazon. Hans. On 6/8/21, Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote: > Used to run the 2 stroke Castrol with Nitro in the fuel in my Elsinore! > LOVED the smell of that stuff wafting over a field of dirt. You can't buy > that anymore... but you can buy Klotz on Amazon! > > On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 9:58:48 AM PDT, Douglas Anderson > <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote: > > > Moon Gas. Sixty years ago (gads) when Karting was a lot more than just a > fad, race tracks popping up all over and engines such as McCulloch, West > Bend, Yamahas, and the dreaded German water cooled Konig were common . . . > so were mystery fuel mixtures. > > > > One such OTC fuel was Moon Gas. Methanol, nitro and caster bean oil. Just > a 5 gallon jug what the Dooling's and Fox Red Head speed planes were > running. Sure smelled good. > > > > Corrosive? You bet. Especially anything rubber. After a days session it > was not uncommon to just empty the fuel in the tank on the ground. Of > course ignorant of the fact that the city fathers will never be able to > build a school on THAT property. > > > > Golly - that mixture is almost like todays service station fuel with the > politically correct E15 gas which destroys old fashioned carb car rubber > fuel lines and accelerator pump diaphragms. > > > > Oh well, Onward > > Doug > > > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/ramosel%40pacbell.net > > Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com > and F1 Headlines > http://www.F1Headlines.com/ >
- Re: its SMOG check time, (continued)
- Re: its SMOG check time Rick Moseley, June 8 2021
- Re: its SMOG check time Hans E. Hansen, June 8 2021
- Re: its SMOG check time Douglas Anderson, June 8 2021
- Re: its SMOG check time Rick Moseley, June 8 2021
- Re: its SMOG check time Hans E. Hansen, June 8 2021
- Re: its SMOG check time Rick Moseley, June 8 2021
- Re: its SMOG check time Hans E. Hansen, June 8 2021
- Re: its SMOG check time Hans E. Hansen, June 8 2021
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