jimkim
posted this
08 February 2010
Ken Campbell, Iowa wrote: Hi, I might have mentioned this elsewhere, but my co. used to mix high zoot 2 stroke fuel for rc race cars. we have a few gallons of the special “castor oil ” left... if anyone wants a sample, contact me off list; we also packaged this in small bottles for use in high rate hydraulic shock absorbers. This is a very special grade of castor oil, ... commercial castor oil requires about 16% for 2 stroke use, we got by with 3 to 7 % .
I also use these little sample bottles thinned a bit with alcohol for case lube, castor oil is a product of god, not matched quite the same by man .... yet .... something to do with long molecular chains. It was never matched in 2 stroke use, anyway.
For fun I ran a batch in my 72 Pinto engine, it worked fine, but the smell was nauseating.
It would also be interesting for youse experimenters to try it in bullet lube recipes.
If you want to play with a small sample, please send me a buck in an envelope. This is not a commercial, I do not have enough to sell on a steady basis, and cannot get more of this grade.
regards, ken campbell [email protected]
Didn't they use castor oil in Offys at Indy?
Unless I'm mistaken there is more than one lube recipe that uses castor oil.