X-Mozilla-Keys:                                                                                 
Vance Jaqua wrote:

I think the Diesel glow plugs lack the catalytic
coating of the model plugs - and the model plugs will
not work in the model engine if the catalyst is
depleted or "poisoned". I think the timing is a
critcal balance between chemistry, temp, compression
ratio and a bunch of thing we have forgotten -  I was
into control line planes in occupied Japan when glow
plugs made their entry into the game. Anything that
would burn was about 3 months away by slow ship and we
tried some rather startling liquids to make them work
(an Ardun .09 will run on 100 proof (50%) booze)
forget
nitro methane - nitro propane turned up some where -
apparently a wax solvent among other things - we told
competitors from the other air bases we were burning
Shinola
I vote with Paul L and want a lever - Vance

 
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