[dsn_klr650] nklr gas mileage

[Skip Faulkner]

> > The hobby shops sell a silicone type fuel hose for remote control > planes (cars and boats)that might work better. I think silicone is > more fuel resistant then polyvinyl. They also sell a sintered bronze > fuel filter you can put on the end of the hose to weigh it down on > the opposite side of the tank. > >

That is very good line also. I do use a bronze or brass screened pick up that weights the end down. Good idea on the line. Skip

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[Dash Weeks]

At 10:06 AM 6/7/2000 -0700, Thomas Keener wrote:

> > Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 20:50:00 -0600 > > "Kurt Simpson" > > I then attached a fuel inlet > >strainer (in tank type) that I had gotten from a cycle shop. It`s the kind > >used in some auto tanks and in some ATV and riding lawnmower fuel tanks. > >Mine is about 1.5" long, barrel shaped screen with a nipple for fuel line at > >one end and a bronze spring coiled around it for protection. > >Is there any danger of the bronze spring banging/rubbing the inside of the >tank and creating a spark? > >TomK

No it won't spark. The problem I have found is that I can't find any of these. Anyone know of a definitive source. I spent an hour yesterday calling every small engine repair, and moto-shop I could get numbers to. Aircraft Spruce didn't have any idea what I was talking about. If they carry them, they aren't in my cat. and I sure would like to get one. LaterZ Dash

[Skip Faulkner]

> > BINGO! The "O" in the gas isn't "O2", but is bonded chemically in a > > compound, and energy must be used to break those covalent bonds before

the

> > oxygen is liberated and free to combine with the carbons in the

combustion

> > process to form carbon dioxide. > > Right on. To think of it another way, since the fuel has O as part of > its chemical structure, it's as if it has already been partially > combusted. So, less energy left. > > Chris >

Correct. Fact- Oxygenated fuels are less in BTU content than comparable fuel, less efficient, therefore, less power produced, higher consumption. Period. Skip