Originally Posted by
hookem34
So I emailed the folks at O'Donnel and asked them if castor oil can/should be added to the Speed Blend fuel for better engine protection. Here is their response:
-Thank you for contacting product support. This fuel is designed for racing engines and provides a higher rpm. You can use a non speed blend fuel that has 18% oil content and runs as well. For*both fuels I would highly recommend using an after run oil to keep the engine clean and running longer.
Thanks,
Mike M.
Product Support Technician
Great Planes Model Distributers
PS9021
Didn't completely answer my question, but it gave me enough to make me rethink my earlier position.
I emailed Byrons about adding oil to their fuel. Here is their response: I am not familiar with Blendzall oil. However, it this is a good grade synthetic oil that will blend with methanol, then you should be okay adding it to the mixture to increase the total oil content. One thing I will add is all our synthetic and castor lubricants are much higher quality than the majority of products available on the market and your 9% oil content in the Byron Fuel is probably superior to even an 11% total oil content of another brand of oil.
To be competitive on the open market, most oil blenders, Klotz included, do not provide the highest quality possible because to do so would price them out of the market. The Klotz oils we have in our fuel are higher quality than the Klotz oils available on the market and we pay the price for that.
So, if you add Blendzall to your fuel, you should do no harm. But I am not sure of the quality and I cannot guarantee adding Blendzall will increase the lubrication qualities of your Byron Fuel.
I hope this is somewhat helpful.
Best regards,
BYRON ORIGINALS, INC.
www.ByronOriginalsInc.com