Will a Gas Engine Run on RC Racing Fuel? Let's find out!

[@KarlCarpenter]

I'd like to see if you can get one to run off Zippo Lighter Fluid

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@intotheadventure2592]

You look like ricegum

[@aronbraswell1589]

actually did this when I was in my teens. mowing lawn and ran out of gas no money to get more. found bottle of zippo lighter fluid and add it to the tank. had to run mower fully choked to keep it running and man the stink and lack of power. not a good idea

[@htcooley04]

Karl Carpenter a diesel should

[@rollin18wheels]

Karl Carpenter it will work but it’ll run hot. Zippo fuel and Coleman camp fuel are the same thing and you can definitely run an engine on camp fuel

[@datalorian]

How about a wood powered lawn mower, build a gassifier lawnmower sized and run the motor on the syngas.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@jasontruman1215]

Project Farm that would be a great one!!!!! I’ve seen it on a post apocalypse “reality show” I forget the name of it but they claimed to run a pickup off of that.

[@MattOGormanSmith]

The ultimate would be if it could run on wet grass clippings, but it'd probably need to tow around a slow methane digester or something. Goats manage the trick so the energy equation must be positive.

[@CG-ze4sr]

wasn't it called The Colony or something? I remember it on Discovery channel

[@ianlevine273]

I've seen larger ones built on several channels but nothing lawnmower size that worked. I'd love to see this video if you can make it work in a reasonably copy-able way. I'd really like to build one but haven't found one within my fabrication skill set that's a size I have room to build.

[@jton2s280]

Thanks for cutting the grass evenly. And not missing a triangle patch.

[@ProjectFarm]

lol.

[@jacobbreitfeller5473]

🤣

[@donellmuniz590]

Or, as the ladies call it, a Dorito! 🤣

[@gabe234]

This guy has probably replaced the most lawn mower head gaskets 😂

[@ProjectFarm]

lol. Yes, probably hold the record.

[@lucassaaf9183]

@@ProjectFarm Yeah Lol

[@JM-yx1lm]

@Kenneth Weis irrelevant. He still has to replace them on the engine.

[@lar7905]

@kennethweis really...that just makes for more work....he is very impressive.

[@jakeramsay]

@@ProjectFarm hold my bear😂

[@WelLRoundeDSquarE]

so the reason you needed the choke is because the fuel was 70% alcohol. to run alcohol you need to jet up around 60% richer than gasoline. gasoline burns at around 134,000 BTU whereas alcohol is around 84,000 BTU. The nitro-methane doesn't come into play because your compression ratio is much too low to break it down into Nitrogen and Oxygen molecules which is where the power comes from. It provides it's own oxygen so stoichiometric ratio for Nitro is 1.7:1 , Methanol is 6.45:1, and gasoline is 14.7:1. that is pounds of air to pounds of fuel ratio. Since you didn't have enough heat or compression to break down the Nitro, it was just being pumped through as an unburnt liquid. (I think) Also, if by chance the alcohol had collected any water, that won't pass through a jet like a solvent will because of the surface tension water has.

[@sidecarbod1441]

LOL, check out my reply about 2 hours before you posted yours up. At least the two of us know what's doing on here!

[@ProjectFarm]

Great point. Thanks for this post.

[@WelLRoundeDSquarE]

Thats funny, like 5 seconds after i posted it, I saw yours, and had I seen it first, I most likely would have commented on yours and not posted my own.

[@WelLRoundeDSquarE]

sidecarbod, did you post it under "TheVexCortex"? I couldn't find this name

[@TrashPanda71]

I ran a weed eater on RC fuel ,, had to open the jet all the way out and yes it revved high. Lol

[@wizkid1]

Possible to run some tests on quieting down a small engine? Like different muffler setups or home made mufflers?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@NathansLife]

Derek Straka yes please! I need one

[@outdoors_manitoba4136]

Thats a pretty good idea!

[@nonprofitplague7732]

I would like to see alternative muffler ideas tested as well

[@shawnk6490]

I’d love to see this. Mostly for generators, log splitters, pressure washers, etc... things that run, but don’t move much

[@MrAircraftGuy]

Is it just me, or are there others that get super excited and start jumping up and down and grinning from ear to ear every time they see a new Project Farm video!?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you very much for the positive comment!

[@kyosuke19971]

I Agree with you :) Project Farm is the best :)

[@diarmuidoc9427]

Yes. I'm always delighted to see a new Project Farm video in my notifications. I always click on it straight away to see what new project is happening. Brilliant vids. 👍

[@SH-ry2xi]

This channel is awesome

[@chintansoneji1509]

Project Farm ref pl

[@eddiebolen9]

I bet good money. U have been asked to support a brand .I commend u for keeping it straight and honest.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you very much! I turn down lots of offers.

[@kanaka118446]

@@ProjectFarm on one hand I (and I'm sure most others) really do appreciate the honesty with all the products you test, but I also would like you to get more financial compensation for your work on this channel. I can't provide that myself. I would if I could but I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy. Cheers! From TN.

[@dannyherrera1598]

@@ProjectFarm I really liked that you mentioned that at the end and that you like the freedom instead of having to be pressured to false advertise but I also would like for you to get some income for all this. Your videos are so interesting and fun to watch! 👍

[@crappyatlife]

@@kanaka118446 hes not exactly hurting for money.

[@aterack833]

Project Farm probably at least half as many as the town whores hotter sister XD

[@CreepStarGamer]

Congratulation on 100,000 subscribers. You deserve it!!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@678friedbed]

I think I actually started watching when he was at 7k

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Not sure how long I been subbed , but I’ve been watching em for a while..I been waiting for this vid!

[@Baldys_projects]

448k subscribers now

[@eriklarson9137]

@@Baldys_projects 449k now.

[@TrashPanda71]

60% alcohol 30% nitro 10% castor oil It was the alcohol that made it run very lean, needs ALOT more fuel than air vs a gas mix. Adjust out the fuel mix jets and it will actually run great..

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you

[@davidbauer7424]

plus nitro creates its own oxygen when burned

[@paultinwell5557]

More specifically methanol and nitromethane. Methanol-air stoichiometric AFR is 6.4:1, so without the nitromethane you'll need a little more than twice the fuel mass flow rate than gasoline. Choking the air as you did will help, but as it's effectively running at part throttle, you'll lose a lot of potential power. Just drill the carb jet out... if it has one.

[@guily6669]

And I love how it burns, last PC motherboard that pissed me off for so many years and fully broke, my last revenge was RC fuel in it and burn, it looked like magic with a awesome kinda white cool flame, it burns quite a lot more than gasoline. Now about the smell gasoline is much better, I love the smell of burnt gasoline specially on old cars, can't say anything about the taste proof of any thought :).

[@connorthesledneck1398]

yes

[@richardgallardo5595]

we've heard every man whose worked on a vehicle say: "i've put my blood, sweat, and tears into this car!" Could we put bodily fluids in the engine?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@AndyLishious]

Pigs blood instead of oil

[@jakeramsay]

@@AndyLishious taco bell grease as oil

[@davidhill5621]

Horse seman

[@richardgallardo5595]

@@AndyLishious hell yes!

[@jelechicon4218]

Hi, I'm a fan of your channel just for being "real" with your test and just using your everyday tools and machinery that most of us have. Thanks for keeping it real!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@microbuilder]

I love the smell of nitro in the morning

[@ProjectFarm]

LOL! Thanks

[@microbuilder]

Thank you! I havent run a nitro RC car in probably 20 years, I could still smell it like it was yesterday...good times!

[@cardboardboxification]

microbuilder now it's the smell of burnt lipo's and cheap China foam

[@microbuilder]

Thats why its balsa all the way! lol

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

I always thought glo plug fuel was nitromethane.

[@djungelskog2654]

Will an engine run on ｒｅｇｕｌａｒ ｇａｓ?

[@ProjectFarm]

LOL! Not on this channel.

[@Christian4life86]

Lol

[@JENSENWINTERS]

Doubt it

[@jennaorlowski9228]

@@ProjectFarm I love your reply💜

[@supermegarc9895]

That's not possible

[@WarpedYT]

Very Nice !!!! , I also burned RC fuel in the upcoming episode, it was interesting.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@Lucas_sGarage]

Hey dude what are u doing here?

[@workshop.wizardry]

I wanna see a see-through 2stroke engine in slow motion so you can see the how the fresh fuel pushes out the exhaust gasses

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for the video idea!

[@billmyke746]

Get a hold of some pure nitromethane.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@robot797]

will do nothing it is a oxidzer without a fuel source it wont even ignite

[@austinallmond7211]

robot797 You're thinking of nitrous oxide. Nitromethane is a different beast altogether.

[@robot797]

nope i am thinking about the fluid not the gas

[@peebis9511]

98% is about 98ish dollars a gallon

[@ispeakthetruth762]

Try replacing the spark plug with a glow plug and and try and run it on diesel!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@jmav7755]

Not enough compression

[@Davidautofull]

so take out the gasket and replace it with a couple of layers of al foil. shave the head if needed.

[@3029dz]

Needs combustion chamber to be about 1/3 the size as original to start with.

[@TheVexCortex]

RC race fuel is Methanol, Nitromethane, and oil. In your case it was 30% Nitromethane, 9% oil (most likely synthetic, some brands use castor, or a blend), and the rest is Methanol. The reason you had to choke the engine so much is because the Nitromethane needs very little air in the fuel to air mix to burn, far less than gasoline or alcohol.

[@ProjectFarm]

Great post. Thanks for commenting.

[@Mini-z1994]

Also the fuel ratio for it should be 3x of a gas engine so that's why it needed so little air as the engine was fed with the same amount of gas but too much oxygen which forced you too choke it. I bet with a 50cc moped engine running on nitro with the right tune & a heavy duty clutch you'd be able to tune 20 hp out of it.

[@tonyp.1312]

This is 100% correct. Turbo and hot rod people using ethanol, blends and/or methanol injection or straight methanol know all about this. Methanol and Ethanol contain less energy than gasoline but they have a higher octane than gas and even higher effective octane due to their ability to cool the combustion process. This allows the use of higher compression ratio or more more turbo/supercharger boost pressure to be added. Much more than could be added than with gasoline. There is where the power comes from. But air/fuel ratio needs to be adjusted. As an aside, another neat example of the cooling potential of alcohol fuels is that Top Fuel dragsters can run ungodly amounts of boost without an intercooler. You can look this up on other KZbin videos.

[@tomasnokechtesledger1786]

Don´t forget that methanol 61% more than the double content than the Nitromethane in the race fuel uses less than the half of air to burn than gasoline. It a 6:1 afr in comparison to 14.7 to 1 of gasoline.

[@CaptainDangeax]

Just watched this old video. What progress you made expressing yourself in front of the camera ! Great job !

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@wizkid1]

also run some engines with the crankcase filled with peanut oil or canola oil or vegetable oil or olive oil maybe all four to see what non motor oil will let it run the longest

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@rc4life483]

When I worked at a tire shop, a lady called it to say she needed an oil change but the low oil pressure light had been flickering and she was afraid to drive the car to the shop. The service writer told her to put some oil in it and bring it in. Well, when she got to the shop, she said she put roughly 2.5 quarts of vegetable oil in the engine because that's all she could find. She lived about a half hour's drive from the shop. It didn't seem to harm the engine....for that short bit of time. I'm curious though as to what will happen in a stress test long term.

[@venomrecords8885]

rc4life483 It seizes the engine after awhile. It works like motor oil but it doesn't last like motor oil does. but motor oil also has some added ingredients that helps it last a very long time. I saw it on another persons youtube.

[@venomrecords8885]

It seizes the engine after awhile because when vegetable oil heats up to a really high temperature over time it leaves a very sticky residue which ruins the engine. Cook something in vegetable oil like french fries after you are done, touch the pan when it cools down and it will feel really sticky

[@knightrider1545]

Devil's Den Gaming but that's what happened when you feel inside a cold engines oil

[@TheRichardF10]

0w-20 vs 20w-50?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@picax8398]

OwO

[@Dylesxic]

0w-20 and 20w-50 are oil weights, I think you have them confused with gasoline

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

lawnmowers run on anything honestly. any decent oil will work

[@kylandaminick13]

yeah and check the engines efficiency. like how long will the engine run with same amount of fuel just different weight oil in the crank

[@jacob0146]

Also , can you run an engine with gas in the oil tank ? I wonder if it will ignite or lubricate ?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@717Jeepin]

I wouldn't think that it would light but if it did, then it would probally blow up the crankcase because of all the pressure. It would lubricate a little but but it wouldn't make much of a difference because it's not very vicious

[@Buick_GSX]

Dylan Bryson I assume it would be similar to running a 2-stroke on pump gas without any added oil

[@Xixu.co.6]

Gasoline kills bearings. It'll seize eventually

[@DraxTrac]

Diesel fuel

[@bradhayes8294]

In go-kart racing with modified 4-cycle Briggs 5 hp engines running on 100% methanol we had to put larger jet(s) in the carburetors. We also had to advance the ignition timing using offset flywheel keys. This was to give the methanol more time to burn compared to gasoline. We also replaced the stock (black) carburetor diaphragms with the aftermarket (red) silicone rubber methanol-resistant diaphragms.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thanks for sharing.

[@chivalry_is_dead]

Try lamp oil in a 4 stroke

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@Charlieswag9000]

kerosene is what you mean i think, its similar to diesel

[@noone-nd4ml]

Charlieswag9000 he might mean coal oil

[@3029dz]

I am sure he means modern Light weight paraffin lamp oil.

[@chivalry_is_dead]

3029dz that's the one

[@floridamangaming2453]

Why don't you try running an rc car on moonshine, the Mythbusters did it with a real car

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@floridamangaming2453]

Project Farm you're welcome

[@djstatyk1540]

sweet i hope we see this

[@jmowreader9555]

If you put 1 part castor oil (from the drugstore) to 4 parts moonshine because an RC car has a two-stroke engine and a two-stroke must have oil in the fuel, it'll work. You'll have to adjust your carburetor, but it'll work. This is called "FAI fuel" - 0 percent nitro, 80 percent methanol and 20 percent castor oil.

[@brianspurlock5798]

I've ran RC cars in rubbing alcohol mixed with 2 stroke oil

[@patrickegan4930]

Will a gas engine run on axe/ deodorant spray???

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@RocketFast321]

I use to use it as starter fluid.

[@ajl9491]

The high end purfumes have real cat pee in them.

[@Charlieswag9000]

thats just the alcohol in the spray

[@gt20modding88]

that's disgusting.

[@ralphki5nuk130]

RC fuel is just methanol, oil, and nitromethane.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@harveywallbanger3123]

Was about to say: they don't dare list "nitromethane" as an ingredient for fear of people making ANNM bombs with it. That unexplained "30%" on the label is the nitromethane content. As he notes, they make both stronger and weaker versions. Top Fuel for dragsters is usually 90% nitromethane, 10% methanol, and it's naaaaasty shit.

[@shellcracker18]

Well they are called Nitro cars and trucks 🤷‍♂️

[@johnchapman1903]

@@ProjectFarm Also note that each nitromethane molecule contains 2 Oxygen atoms which significantly reduces the amount of atmospheric oxygen required for combustion. Might explain why the engine needed to be choked to get it running (see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane#As_an_engine_fuel ). Nitromethane has a lower specific energy than gasoline, but because it requires less oxygen, more can be used. The net effect is more power.

[@willc6325]

@@harveywallbanger3123 good idea thanks

[@nicholaspap7197]

This was a cool vid . It was a question that verried . Manny people told me that it would eat away at the carburator. I love how you are so honest at your work and I am glad that you want to be independant to stay true to the people . Good job great work and thank you for your true honesty brother🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you very much for the positive comment!

[@ratgonepostal]

With rc racing fuel does contain alcohol.... It'll take awhile to eat the seals in the carb fuel lines etc. While the engines made today can burn almost any type of fuel, some caution should be taken when using any type of additives or fuel. These bids help

[@adambatchelder4121]

Although the nitro may help, the high octane doest work with the low compression motor, as I've said before you need a high-compression engine to test race fuels. Second you are changing the afr by cutting off air, resulting in less power. The correct way is to increase the jet size of the carburetor and keep all the air you can flowing through the engine.

[@flamma8997]

You must be the weird neighbour who goes around his yard multiple times in a week.

[@dylanzrim1011]

Flamma if a neighbor ever questioned him I'm sure he says, "I'm getting paid to do it like this"

[@kenameika8919]

I have a hunch the neighbors owe him favors for fixing their engine-powered stuff.

[@mxer4life25]

My neighbor mows his lawn like 3 or 4 times a week in the summer.

[@tylerty7324]

My dads old neighbor mows his lawn once a week.... In the middle of winter with 2+ inches of snow on the ground. Probably the guy in the video lmao.

[@TejasToolMan]

would be one cool neighbor thats for sure!

[@THEMOWERMEDIC1]

I’ve replaced a ton of head gaskets in my day but I think project farm has me beat!

[@ProjectFarm]

lol Thanks for watching!

[@coler154]

Can you see if you can run an engine off hydrogen generated from water?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@billdor121]

Awesome idea, been curious about this to see if electrolysis can make that happen

[@ywnkmrn3589]

Collab with grant Thompson ik he has a hydrogen generater

[@fuckshit7008]

Yeah, that will be nice

[@nasimwehbe8410]

Yes this is a great idea!

[@steveskouson9620]

When I was a wee youngster, my older brother flew control line model airplanes (Cox PT-19 and others) and had purchased a gallon of 30% racing fuel. (Similar to what you tested.) One of my younger (don't know which) brothers filled the lawnmower up with it. I had to get it running. That lawnmower had a mixture screw, and I basically did the same thing you did. Richened up the mixture. (I knew it would work, because I did it in the early '70's.) steve

[@ProjectFarm]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@stonent]

I just tried adding the Cox fuel to gasoline and it caused the idle to jump all over the place. Sometimes it would rev up suddenly.

[@RedLineBandits]

I want to see e85

[@Commack08]

I was going to suggest that myself. Should be REALLY interesting to see the burn with the see-through engine.

[@ZippoVarga]

He did something very similar recently with Moonshine if memory serves.

[@spg1026]

E85 would be interesting

[@ItzDrxpshot]

RedLineBandits go to,motor trends and look for an e85 test

[@alaskanalain]

It should work but may affect the rubber hoses. I have seen a 2 stroke run off high proof rum

[@smallengine]

I have a Nitro RC Car and I was always wondering this! Thank you so much for making this video!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@jackgillen2857]

Try to get a small engine on hydrogen

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@antoniotod9614]

Project Farm plz run engine with HHO gas

[@philtripe]

fuel cell cars do

[@the_lancaster_libertarian]

Hydrogen! Yeah that sounds cool

[@antoniotod9614]

philtripe yea, but they convert the hydrogen into electricity not burning it in combustion engine

[@MrLom654]

hay man love the vids'i would like to know if tiki tourch fluid would work in a 2 stroke motor. would be interesting.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@4stroke884]

It would be cool of you tried to run a engine off of octane booster

[@randyfarmer4480]

4 stroke He has... look thru his videos.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@chevyon37s]

4 stroke yup he already has, popped up in the recommendations for me

[@imthewholeman9126]

Maybe octane booster in a two stroke.

[@SimpleCarGuy]

I’ve been trying to make helpful videos on my channel and it’s much harder than one would think! Thanks for great content.

[@ProjectFarm]

You can do it! Thanks for watching.

[@John-kp1ql]

Switch 4 stroke oil with 2 stroke oil

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@connivingkhajiit]

It runs as if it were burning engine oil

[@benturner4774]

John22724 already been done

[@John-kp1ql]

Ben Turner you mean he has put 2 stroke oil in the crankcase of a 4 stroke engine?

[@jhyland87]

I really love the see through engine tests you run. Always wanted to see inside a running engine. This isnt the first time ive seen it on YT, but you include that test a lot which is neat.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you very much!

[@EvLSpectre]

Now that the you have tested a lower meth mix how about a higher one? or E85 to E100 fuel?

[@ROTAXD]

Jordan they'll run on e85 & up...just have to jet them really rich.

[@EvLSpectre]

Well yea, but I mean without touching the jets and doing the same choke system he did. With a 30 mix it was almost choked out, I am not even sure it would run with using E85 and up fuel. The vapor experiment would also be cool to see for it.

[@EvLSpectre]

Ah. Okay. I haven't done with RC fuel in forever. I been just messing with the electrics

[@nastyguns1]

Reed Hoffman correctamundo

[@jz6350]

These have to be my favorite of your videos. I've always wanted to put stupid stuff into engines just to see what would happen. you let me experience the thrill of ignoring manufacturer specifications without killing my own mower (or truck). Thanks a lot for that!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you very much!

[@gmaxsc]

Woot! Another one of my ideas! Cant wait to watch!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this idea!

[@gmaxsc]

Project Farm thank you for doing the tests! I want to contribute to your patreon when im done with my divorce!

[@64maxpower]

Did you go to school for engineering or something like that? You have a very inquisitive nature and the unique way of finding answers

[@ProjectFarm]

I did not. Thanks!

[@64maxpower]

@Marc Owens I agree. It's Project Farms methods of testing which simulates real world use that he comes with that impress me. In my opinion things he thinks of could never be learned in school

[@HughesEnterprises]

How much diesel fuel can you add to gasoline and have the engine still run?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@ROTAXD]

Hughes Enterprises pretty sure a gas motor will run on diesel as long as the motor is already running & at operating temp.

[@hopeso]

ROTAXD,,,,Agree. Thing is though, gas has a much higher octane rating than diesel. Diesel fuel has a high cetane rating, meaning that it will light off at lower compression ration. Too much diesel added may give you pre-ignition and knocking.

[@blw5005]

Hopeso You're joking right? Diesel fuel is ignited in a diesel engine by compression ratio and diesels have much much higher compression ratios than gasoline engines.

[@wills.5762]

Diesel is still a lot more prone to knocking than gasoline, thats how a diesel engine operates - by the sudden explosion of diesel as opposed to the smooth burn of gasoline. A big part of the reason a diesel can do that is they're all fuel injected - It won't pre-ignite and bend your conrods. Its entire possible for diesel to knock in a warmed up gasoline engine.

[@WSY01]

Oh boi this channel just keeps getting better and better the more videos I watch

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@fogeyes]

Hmm? 6:07 had flashback to my college physics class on quantum fields. very cool!

[@jacobzamora5793]

I have a feeling you get flashbacks to your class on quantum fields a lot..just to bring up that you took quantum fields in college. Dumbass

[@jh383zx]

Excellent video, maybe try to build a hydrogen engine? That would be really cool! Great video!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation and thanks for the positive comment.

[@jaredhorn8063]

Great video, the 30% on the RC fuel would be nitromethane and the rest is methanol and castor oil generally. So it would be very interesting if you could get pure nitromethane and mix it with gasoline say in a 50:50 ratio and see what happens.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you! Thank you for this recommendation.

[@thomaseverley3847]

If i recall, nitromethane does not mix with gasoline.

[@jaredhorn8063]

Yes, it is a polar liquid so you would be correct with them not mixing as gasoline is non-polar. However ethanol could be substituted as then it will mix, and that could be tested in the engines with varying ratios of nitromethane to ethanol.

[@3029dz]

Ethanol does not mix well with Nitro, that is Why Methanol is used as it is a stronger solvent.

[@couvidan]

I LOVE how you can see the 4 stroke cycle by watching the smoke from the exhahse and the pull start bell turning when under load from the brake at 5:50... Great video!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@Ether7]

Yay!!! Congrats on 100K Subscribers!!! Dont EVER Give Up!!!!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@PirateRadio9]

What about Acetylene. Do you think it will blow a hole in the piston?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for the video idea!

[@timothyterrell1658]

Your trying to get someone hurt here. It will run on it but it can also blow up. Like hydrogen ,if the mix is wrong, boom.

[@godfreypoon5148]

This might not be a very practical suggestion, but perhaps you could try running an engine on a trash bag of farts? This could be a whole family project, and maybe you could get sponsored by Taco Bell.

[@dwoolaver1549]

Godfrey Poon fucking idiot

[@grodxlfarina]

I love the way this guy operates an engine. It shows a lot of knowledge and Takes years of practise. I’m betting 90% of people would fail to start the engine on anything other than regular fuel.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@billbraski2175]

who originally came up with the see though engine? I gotta feeling it was PF and not warped perception.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you. Warped Perception gets the credit! He's a friend of mine and is an amazing engineer too!

[@ianm432]

You could probably build a simple dyno rig with an A-frame, pulley/gear/chain drive system, a heavy weight (barrel or tote of water?) stopwatch and some math. It won't be terribly accurate and I'm you'll have to run a control run for every test because of weather changes. It would really cool to see real would differences in power output. It would make a nice addition to your other DIY/farm tests we all enjoy so much.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation. I really want a dyno and hope to build one soon. Thanks again.

[@jasonharrison25]

You could probably just set it up to run a pump and measure the time it takes to fill or empty a known quantity of water. Some math will tell you how much HP was made. Of course there are limts to the max HP you can put on any given pump before cavitation begins to set in Another option would be to hook it up to a generator and have it power a large heating element. Adusting the elements resistance and thus the current draw , for total watage, you would easily be able to calculate the HP This could also be done with an induction motor but when used as a generator it is somewhat sensitive to the RPM you turn it at. You would likely need to pare it up with belts and pullies to set the right RPM. The same resistive element as mentioned above would be used and you would keep lowering the resistance until the motor dropped the RPM to below the operating range of the induction motor to operate as a generator

[@frankcanon9664]

@@ProjectFarm I bet the local university's engineering department would help build a dyno... they love whacky fast turnaround projects

[@Romin.777]

Love the smell of rc fuell. I saw a video of an rc plane with lawnmower engine. :))

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you

[@ducac-0457]

I have an rc buggy so i actually live with their petrol s smell and i like it as well

[@Mac-mu9cs]

Little off topic , Have you ever tried plain old water dribbled into the carburetor for carbon removal?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@ClockReview]

What happens when you run a 2 or 4 stroke on that red alcohol that's super flammable

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@afaketwo]

build a go cart or buy. and see if the fuels are strong enough to move human weight. and kinks in performance because it night still spark and hold power but once it has to move weight. would be look to see the results

[@wvXvxvXvw]

You need very high revs to take advantage of nitro fuel. Higher than what an average small engine can achieve. Nitro brings its own oxygen into the cylinder, meaning it will operate with very little atmospheric air input. Nitro can actually run by itself. If tuned correctly, nitro doesn't need any air or oxygen to run.

[@briancanfield5658]

When I was a kid I had a Honda xr 80 it was a 4 stroke and I ran Colman fuel (white gas) and it ran like hell but I wonder if a 2 cycle engine will run on that? Or a 4 cycle lawn mower engine?

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@gmbond]

I’ve actually heard a lot of People run Two stroke weedwacker powered RC boats on Coleman fuel

[@Wooble57]

white gas is basically gasoline without the additives. The main issue using it is engine knock (and cost, white gas is far more expensive then gasoline)

[@bryansmith7307]

I’d love to see an episode of a lawnmower on aviation fuel. Amazing work! By far and large, this is my favourite channel.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you very much!

[@pepperarchivetheater7256]

@@ProjectFarm “Well, the engine started flying _chuckle_ I don’t know how I’m gonna use this to mow my lawn.”

[@jacobbreitfeller5473]

Oh my God I finally figured out why you don’t allow sponsors on this channel.That’s actually pretty smart I wouldn’t have thought of that but I have heard of that corrupting the reviewing videos

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you very much!

[@jacobbreitfeller5473]

Oh my God I can’t believe you responded holy s***!!!!

[@jacobbreitfeller5473]

Hey man I really love your content I hope we get to keep commenting I hope you see me on other videos in the comment section!

[@jacobbreitfeller5473]

Lol could you give me a shout out just say the fan of the day or something that would mean a lot because that’s never happened and I want my name to be on a video you got 1.2 million subs I don’t know I’m just asking

[@bitTorrenter]

Well, the ingredients don't seem typical of Glow Fuel. Shame.

[@H4zuZazu]

So far i know, it contains Methanol, Nitromethane up to 35% and Oil, and they have mostly a Glowplug rather than a Sparkplug. That it isn't Vaporizing much is, i guess to cool those tiny engines.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thanks for commenting.

[@jebova2301]

I know the fuel that I used to make with my grandpa make was 20% nitromethane, 8% synthetic 2 stroke oil, 4% castor oil, and 68% methanol.

[@ShepherdessAnne]

Grumpy Electrician that makes me wonder if maybe a platinum-based spark plug wouldn't work better along with way higher compression

[@chadmock5883]

How about aviation fuel.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@TheSleepingonit]

Chad Mock My great grandpa had a mail route when cars first came out. He ran out of gas at the bottom of a hill near an airport. He put aviation fuel in and the vehicle flew up the hill. Granted engines have changed in the past 90 years or so

[@garrettkelly3150]

Will it run on propane

[@jlreese94]

Won't work

[@Mr39036ce]

Years ago,the good stuff was Purple and had about 130 octane. My RoadRunner would run like it had fallen off a cliff!! E.T.'s dropped anywhere from .4-.6 sec.depending on air temp and density.

[@poolmotorrepairguyFL]

The pool pump motor repair guy approved ! that was good info ..farm man

[@compactgarage3023]

I would love to see an engine running on starter fluid. It might be helpful for the average people who rely on it to start an old engine.

[@daviddrane6643]

We were at the camp and low on gas.. I put 2 gallons of gas . 3/4 can of camp fuel and 3.8 liters of meth. Hye. It ran great. No probs.. Lots of power..😁😁😁

[@johnbravo7542]

Your neighbours will love the smell,great video look forward to more :-)

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@jarenschaffer858]

Can you test how long a engine would run with the exhaust totally plugged? I’m really curious.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@infamousriver5433]

It won’t run at all.

[@ashishdutt1914]

The plug will pop and get in your ass halfway across the world.

[@tankdog03ify]

stick ur finger in the muff

[@nightmareinaction629]

They don't run much if it's a long exhaust about 5 seconds but small like a lawnmower they die fast but there are some cars and motorcycle who actually have a butterfly valve to regulate the exaust

[@matlilly8795]

Your videos are great. Simple, to the point, and enjoyable; yet you show all of the details.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@Davidautofull]

try laughing gas, nitrous oxide, N2O.

[@Davidautofull]

wow David, great idea.

[@Davidautofull]

super stuff going on here.

[@Davidautofull]

no the fumes would be silly.

[@Davidautofull]

that's the best part.

[@Davidautofull]

try to keep a straight line cutting the grass.

[@theoriginalt-paine3776]

Run a small engine on Black Powder! It would gum up really fast, and I'm not sure exactly how you would go about feeding the engine, it would have to be ground extremely fine, but it should ignite inside the cylinder in a chain reaction once some of it contacts the spark I would think, kind of like the way it ignites in the powder pan of a flintlock musket Someone who knows more about engineering than me, input please?

[@Alex-dy5ep]

There were some old boat engines that were started with a single 12ga blank

[@thecbc7658]

pls do some 2-stroke engine videos

[@beatriceramos2746]

thanks was in pinch and used the rc fuel I had in my bike to get to school it ran fine but I was worried it might run to hot and mess up my piston or valves but your video showed me there was no harm done thank you

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@SI-hj2pb]

try to run the engine with 100% oxygen and racing fuel, maybe the engine will blow up :D

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@wilsalmons8470]

Put gunpowder in an engine

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for the video idea!

[@garbleduser]

I think Leonard of Quirm did this.

[@austindoud273]

Mythbusters tired it

[@evanspader6762]

Wil Salmons im pretty sure they used black powder charges as a pre- ignition to start up b52 airplanes.

[@dennyarcano2470]

Some first gen engines were built to rum on coal powder. Unsuccesfully dirty and messy

[@trimbalemrbale575]

Some people wont like this, i didnt want to say this, but..... adult lube as engine oil.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for the video idea!

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Nice approach to an important idea 😂

[@lpmorgan90]

It's waterbased so it would eventually evaporate

[@accountdatenvergessen6528]

Moggy1000 there are silicon based products available on the adult market 😬🙈✌🏻.

[@evanspader6762]

i bet he has plenty of that stuff!

[@francoreia8147]

You got like one of the greatest shows ever. Where else can you see results and test like this. Thankyou

[@ProjectFarm]

You are welcome!

[@TheParkourrocks219]

Swap the oil for gearbox fluid, my mom did this by accident and did alotta damage.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@MidWestMitch]

I’m new to your videos and I am amazed. Do you teach classes or how can I learn everything you know???

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you very much!

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Propane and pure oxygen, but build a shrapnel shield first.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@ZackJenkins]

I automatically hit like on every projectfarm video I watch as soon as I load it.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@Andrew-zg5bj]

Find out if an engine will run on liquid propane

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@Andrew-zg5bj]

Project Farm no problem

[@connorstrothman7287]

I’d like to see what happens. I don’t think it will work though. Liquid propane is like -40F or something so I don’t think the engine will like that. Maybe just try propane gas??

[@FishFind3000]

They have mowers made to run on propane. You need some special lp setup tho

[@tylerbishop9981]

They make kits to modify a vehicle's motor to run on propane. It's simple.

[@lloydtucker5647]

Black smoke is a good sign. That means it's running at maximum efficiency. 👌 If it starts on fire, that's even better because you turned it into a fusion reactor.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you

[@jleoneleone8760]

Hey pf try the high performance non ethanol fuel that they sell in a can at Home Depot I’ve never tried it and it maybe interesting

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@Pknuckles1804]

It won't make that much of a difference. Most mixed fuel is 10% ethanol at its highest. That fuel was released to alleviate issues with plastic carbeureter components degrading due to ethanol's hygroscopic qualities. The engine might run a bit rich if it's designed to use ethanol blended fuel.

[@infuse777]

Soon 1m subscribers! Congratulations, You really deserve it! Thank you very much for content. Cheers!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you so much 😀

[@oinka720]

Can you destroy an engine by messing up the spark and/or valve timing?

[@rationalmartian]

Get valve timing wrong it will either cause major damage if the valves contact the piston crown, not run at all, or if say only one tooth out it may just run very badly. Spark timing if retarded will choke up and foul the engine and if too advanced will cause detonation, knocking/pinking, this will in time also damage the piston or valves due to over heating and shock/overpressure due to the mixture combusting and expanding before the piston has reached top dead centre. In short neither are good. But get the valve timing wrong and it could mean catastrophic failure instantly.

[@Nilaytv]

You need to run Barryman B12 chemtool!!!!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation!

[@mirrekku]

Isn't RC racing fuel meant for small 2 stroke engines?

[@nitro-rc6241]

lil trn yes

[@jakemabey3876]

I would say the majory of common 2 stroke engines. No, primary fuel source is usually some type of pump gas mixed to a ratio of 2 stroke lubrication oil per machine specs. (32:1 50:1 75:1 100:1 etc) only thing I know of using rc nitro fuel is.... Well rc cars that require it. Stick to your manufacturer instructions they know the engine best

[@jakemabey3876]

NITRO-RC!!! Uh no? If where referring to rc cars that the manufacturer calls to use a fuel source then yes. 99% of other "small" 2 strokes engines typical found in lawn equipment heck for any other engine. Is some type of pump gas mixed directly with 2 stroke specific lubrication oil ratio that they man. Calls for... Leaf blowers, wheed whackers. Older lawn mowers. Motorcycles, outboard marine engines snowmobiles dirt bikes... Either mixed with gas directly or has a direct oil injection system

[@nitro-rc6241]

Jake Mabey sorry about that, i was reffering to two stroke cars. Yes some engines are 2 stroke and run of petrol.

[@nitro-rc6241]

Jake Mabey Some manufacturer instructions are junk. Complete Bs

[@scottc74]

I know this is really old, but I hope you learned something about nitromethane. The fuel you used had 30% nitro, 9% castor oil, the rest basically methanol, so considering meth. Stoich. Is 6.4:1, and nitro is 1.7:1, you really needed to drill out the main jet to get close to needed ratio. As I’m sure you know, choking the carb will make it run, but it won’t perform anywhere near its potential. One more note, nitro and gas don’t play well together, which is why they use methanol. Fun stuff though, and thanks for all the great vids. Your no bs straight to the point approach is greatly appreciated.

[@ErwinHolland.]

You got any 2 stroke engines to test this with? This fuel is designed for 2 stroke after all. Is this the first video on your channel with (really good) slow motion? Awesome!

[@sidecarbod1441]

You can 4 stroke model engines that run on glow fuel.

[@michaelvrooman5681]

old Lawn Boy mowers are 2 stroke engines

[@CarsnStuff]

most nitro rc car fuel is nitro methane, methanol and caster oil for the premix

[@earleclemans4836]

Rc fuel only has a small percentage of nitro and is mostly methanol

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

Huh....not the methanol/nitromethane type RC fuel... ~( ,m,)~

[@jtaylor6661]

I enjoy your videos. They are very informative. You do your testing the proper way showing all the facts.

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you!

[@robot797]

rc fuel (nitro as it is called) is a non leaded fuel it has oil methanol and nitromethanol comon mix is 15% oil (but it can be as low as 10% and as high as 25%) 16% nitromethanol (can also be 5%-10%-25%) 69% methanol (round the number to 100%)

[@robot797]

nitro methanol is a oxidizer lets call it liquid air that is why you had to chocke it it had to much air :)

[@ProjectFarm]

Thanks for commenting on this!

[@robot797]

no problem i am a rc driver for over 5 a 7 years now and i thought i give you the simple recepy (i wish my english were beter though) i have tried mixing my own fuel to save costs but now that nitromethanol is put on the terrorist list i cant get it anymore so i am trying to make the switch to rc diesel fuel

[@TheShamanizer]

Yea. It's also hydroscopic meaning it pulls water vapour out of the air and spoils.

[@TheShamanizer]

The oil tends to be a blend of castor and a synthetic oil called LDL

[@ericnichol]

Should try it with a two stroke since rc engines are in fact 2 strokes.

[@keithlucas6260]

I've got some Saito radial four stroke and single cylinder RC engines on my planes....takes the 4-stroke fuel which has less oil in it.

[@ericnichol]

Gotchya my bad.

[@builditextreme9828]

I used to run my 2 stroke stihl whipper snipper on rc fuel with 30 percent nitro. I just richened the shit out of it and away it went, with a bit of fine tuning. I ran it like that for a year, then went back to normal fuel.

[@oldhillbillybuckkowalski]

@@keithlucas6260 aint those 4 stroke engines just the cats ass to listen to on a slow flyby ? Me and a buddy by them up every swap meet we go to,but so far only the singles (a 150 in his Newport swinging an18 inch prop is our biggest) and we have probably 25-30 of them ,from little to 150,some antiques,some brand new,all awaiting its destiny. Love them so much i want a 4 stroke to be "played " at my memorial !

[@linuswiktorsson1704]

Run the engine on aceton

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for this recommendation.

[@cedarvalleyrail8419]

One time We mixed the gas for our 2 stroke bike with 70% 15:1 2 stroke and 30% RC racing fuel, it ran like garbage and wide open it would big down but if you really played with the throttle you could get that baby up to 30, on normal gas it won't break 23! Of course immediately after this we switched back to 15:1 only and it just ran better all around, we run it with so much oil because the engine gets maxed out on a daily basis during the summer, we use it as our main towing rig since the electric bike could just use more range. Great video keep it up!

[@ProjectFarm]

Thank you for the feedback!