Alcohol Top end lube
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Well I no expert, but many years ago I used to be a part time pit monkey for a Alcohol dragster. They just used a very small percent of Castrol bean oil in the Alcohol. The owner just stated it was only in there to help lube the fuel pump.
Dry fuels provide no lubrication for the valves, seats and seals, or pump. Top end lube helps. Plus it leaves a film of oil between race that helps "pickle ' the motors form corrosion, especially the aluminum parts. Whoever your getting you fuel from should have a product. We used VP brand M2 product, but you could make somethingn your own, like the castol oil mentioned usually thinned with acetone before blending.
It's Castor not CastRol oil and it's from the bean of Castor plant.
I may buy some and see how well it mixes with methanol for lack of anyone else moving or saying anything.
I see a 16oz 100% pure bottle is $5
Maybe I'll have a VOA test done on some. I also think it's a natural ester oil????
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plmar99.htm
I may buy some and see how well it mixes with methanol for lack of anyone else moving or saying anything.
I see a 16oz 100% pure bottle is $5
Maybe I'll have a VOA test done on some. I also think it's a natural ester oil????
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plmar99.htm
The Castrol Brand oil I was talking about Used to be called "Bean Oil" in big letters on the Castrol bottle no kidding when it was a full Castor oil. However I do not know of who makes a pure Castor oil anymore. Klotz, Castrol, Maxima band name "Castor oils" are a part synthetic part bean oil these days. You might check some of the Kart boards to see if anyone is making a pure Castor oil these days. As far as mixing My memory is a little foggy on this but 50:1 seems like what was used in methanol cars in the old days.
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