Years ago I used to fool around with model airplanes powered by tiny
engines. My fav was a "Fox 35" engine, and I used it for years. At the
time. It was the best. The trick was to make one's own fuel for it. You
could buy the fuel for it, but as a kid it was expensive. Then one day
an old guy (to me back then) talked to me aobut making my own fuel. I
learned. The mix was 3/4  Methanol Alcohol, 1/4 Castor Oil , and a few
drops of Benzene. It worked great. That was my 2nd exposure to castor
oil as a lubricant. Early on in my life as a kid I had learned from
Gramma about castor oil as a lubricant. Later with the Fox 35 engine I
learned about it's application to mechanical stuff. I can be refined
into a very fine oil, but if it dries it can be very sticky.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 3/11/2011 11:48 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
> Castor bean oil is still an ingredient in Castrol R and one of the best
> reasons to attend vintage races! The smell is very distinctive.  ;)
>
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Gary Bawden<goldfieldgary@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Funny no one's mentioned Castrol - - wasn't it made from castor oil
>> years ago? Checked Snopes and all they could tell me were rumors about
>> Fidel Castro(l)  :^)
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>> Date:    Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:38:40 -0500
>>> From:    george jannini<georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
>>> Subject: Re: bio based motor oil (no vanagon content)
>>>
>>>    It's still Fryeday, so let me throw this question out-  WWVU?  (what
>>> would vegans use)  Discuss.<EG>
>>>
>>> George/ATL
>>>
>
>
> --
> Jake
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