Race fuel , race oils and rust.

FED 387 · 05-28-2016, 11:01 AM

Racing gas is very corrosive-- it eats away at the inside of carbs and the gaskets and can wash any oil off the cylinder walls, rings pistons etc.---- we completely drain ALL gas from the bowls at the end of eveyday's racing activities as well as FOGGING the engine with any of the aerosol products out there (I use marine or boat fogging stuff easier to find)---we also replace the spark plugs with desiccant plugs---this lessens the chances for any moisture doing what you are describing--FED 387

rawhide · 05-28-2016, 12:43 PM

desiccant

I ain't going to lie, I had to look it up.

Roland

FED 387 · 05-28-2016, 03:32 PM

Expensive but they work after they become too moisture laden they change COLOR nuke me in a microwave for a few seconds to remove the moisture then they are good to go Fed 387

Tim H · 05-28-2016, 04:45 PM

I remember seeing the LeBrun guys fog down their potent 427 Camaros at the end of the day with Marvel Mystery Oil, or at least thats what the can said. This was back in the late 1980's.

joespanova · 05-28-2016, 05:04 PM

Someone on Speed Talk was describing a chemical composition / compound in the lead additive that will produce a "rust " appearing by- product that may look like rust but isn't.........actually described as " melts away " .............perhaps ,but it sure looks like crap.

A Scotch Brite pad and WD-40 makes it go away and the parent metal looks to be not corroded...........dunno..........I guess I have to fog from now on

05-28-2016, 11:01 AM	#1
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,425 Likes: 550 Liked 334 Times in 181 Posts	Re: Race fuel , race oils and rust. Racing gas is very corrosive-- it eats away at the inside of carbs and the gaskets and can wash any oil off the cylinder walls, rings pistons etc.---- we completely drain ALL gas from the bowls at the end of eveyday's racing activities as well as FOGGING the engine with any of the aerosol products out there (I use marine or boat fogging stuff easier to find)---we also replace the spark plugs with desiccant plugs---this lessens the chances for any moisture doing what you are describing--FED 387

05-28-2016, 12:43 PM	#2
rawhide Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 270 Likes: 1 Liked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Race fuel , race oils and rust. desiccant I ain't going to lie, I had to look it up. Roland

05-28-2016, 03:32 PM	#3
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,425 Likes: 550 Liked 334 Times in 181 Posts	Re: Race fuel , race oils and rust. Expensive but they work after they become too moisture laden they change COLOR nuke me in a microwave for a few seconds to remove the moisture then they are good to go Fed 387 Last edited by FED 387; 05-28-2016 at 03:35 PM. Reason: spelling

05-28-2016, 04:45 PM	#4
Tim H VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,044 Likes: 1,086 Liked 484 Times in 160 Posts	Re: Race fuel , race oils and rust. I remember seeing the LeBrun guys fog down their potent 427 Camaros at the end of the day with Marvel Mystery Oil, or at least thats what the can said. This was back in the late 1980's.

05-28-2016, 05:04 PM	#5
joespanova Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ga. Posts: 521 Likes: 7 Liked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Race fuel , race oils and rust. Someone on Speed Talk was describing a chemical composition / compound in the lead additive that will produce a "rust " appearing by- product that may look like rust but isn't.........actually described as " melts away " .............perhaps ,but it sure looks like crap. A Scotch Brite pad and WD-40 makes it go away and the parent metal looks to be not corroded...........dunno..........I guess I have to fog from now on