Originally Posted by
houston
are you chocking up the bearing failure to the byrons fuel?
interesting , i have found quite the opposite to be true
did the fuel happen to be old stock at the hobby shop?
were the bearings faulty ?
i will definitely say that odonnell makes greatttt power for sure
The fuel was straight from Byron's when the Gen2 first came out. Front bearings were fine it was just the rear. One engine had two gallons before the switch and within 1/2 gallon had issues. The other engine was new and made it less than a gallon. I really did not think about the fuel being the cause until others in my area started having the same issues with several different engine brands involved. We did all get our fuel from the same shipment so maybe something was odd with that batch. You know the saying fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me?
I have noticed with OD it takes a lot longer to get the metal pinch worn down in a new engine. I also think at some point OD changed because I remember it having a dirty smell a few years ago and it does not anymore. Rocket Science is the best fuel I have used to date but it is nearly impossible to get around here.