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another stupid idea
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another stupid idea
okey I think I have gone mad
and I will tell you why
you guys remember the time I made a cox run on gasoline
well I started experimenting
Now it runs on butane
and you would ask what about the lubrication
I just filled the fuel tank with oil
and now the carb is just a oil regulator
tomorrow when the shops are open again I am gonna try to make a perfect/permanent setup
but for now my gas burner works good enough
(better video when I have the better setup)
and I will tell you why
you guys remember the time I made a cox run on gasoline
well I started experimenting
Now it runs on butane
and you would ask what about the lubrication
I just filled the fuel tank with oil
and now the carb is just a oil regulator

tomorrow when the shops are open again I am gonna try to make a perfect/permanent setup
but for now my gas burner works good enough
(better video when I have the better setup)
robot797- Platinum Member
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Re: another stupid idea
COOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kim- Top Poster
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Re: another stupid idea
just did another test
a small Creme Brulee Burner also has enough gas and flow for the engine to run
this is gonna be fun
because I am thinking of a rc boat with a reduction gearbox
run by a butane powered cox engine
a small Creme Brulee Burner also has enough gas and flow for the engine to run
this is gonna be fun
because I am thinking of a rc boat with a reduction gearbox
run by a butane powered cox engine
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Re: another stupid idea
Kim wrote:COOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aaaaww NO! That’s gonna bee HOT!
Like burn your fingers or burn your face off HOT! Ya can’t blame the kid for trying.
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Re: another stupid idea
I get it, its fun to experiment. However can you say meltdown!!! Be careful Bro!!!!





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Re: another stupid idea
may i ask why meltdown and hot?
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Re: another stupid idea
ooooh is that all

robot797- Platinum Member
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RE: Another stupid idea
What could possibly go wrong ???
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Re: another stupid idea
not much
butane and propane dont like to combust trough heat
they do like sparks
butane needs temps of 405 °C to auto ignite
and the running temp of a normal nitro engine is around 105-125 °C
so I feel save enough
(also lawnmower people do this all the time)
butane and propane dont like to combust trough heat
they do like sparks
butane needs temps of 405 °C to auto ignite
and the running temp of a normal nitro engine is around 105-125 °C
so I feel save enough
(also lawnmower people do this all the time)
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butane? just wy
if read valve go wrong it may hapen fire in engine bay if y was u use metal aloy for fire wall remember guy in lanmower video use is hand to set it right if somting go wrong i just shut valve close like u did it not imposible just unsafe to engine and model tink it bether not use butane use methyl hydrate for diesel truck it have bether chance to work as fuel substitut
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Re: another stupid idea
Awesome!
I always thought it would be fun to make one run off hydrogen. Feeding it oil the same way. Years ago, I built a few hydrogen-oxygen electrolyzers with stainless steel plates in jars with hoses and check valves.
I always thought it would be fun to make one run off hydrogen. Feeding it oil the same way. Years ago, I built a few hydrogen-oxygen electrolyzers with stainless steel plates in jars with hoses and check valves.
Re: another stupid idea
Its A live !!! Cool experiment Bee careful out there



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Re: another stupid idea
just made a gas mixer choke tube (I am out of those now
)
I need a water cooling head for the engine (if anyone has one and wanna lose it)
and a boat hull to put it in XD

I need a water cooling head for the engine (if anyone has one and wanna lose it)
and a boat hull to put it in XD
robot797- Platinum Member
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Re: another stupid idea
Dumas made a water cooling jacket for the Cox .049. Show up on eBay now and then.
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Re: another stupid idea
i know those
but I dont think they cool that good
but that might be because I only have a old one that has lose lead as an example
but I dont think they cool that good
but that might be because I only have a old one that has lose lead as an example
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