Author Topic: No fuel from Fox (Read 5890 times)

Norm Faith Jr. · « **on:** August 07, 2013, 06:35:35 AM »

I just got word that Fox will no longer sell fuel. Was this discussed on the forum, or as usual, did I over-look it?
Norm

Will Hinton · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2013, 08:37:15 AM »

Burn Riches Brew, it's a good price and Randy will custom mix what you want for no extra cash.

Brett Buck · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2013, 08:42:32 AM »

Quote from: Norm Faith Jr. on August 07, 2013, 06:35:35 AM

I just got word that Fox will no longer sell fuel. Was this discussed on the forum, or as usual, did I over-look it?
Norm

News to me. I had good luck with Fox fuel when I ran it. The problem in recent years has been availability, and I have been surprised that they were still making it.

Brett

john e. holliday · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2013, 10:02:49 AM »

Contact Fox by phone and let us know what you find out.

Dick Pacini · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2013, 10:29:32 AM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on August 07, 2013, 10:02:49 AM

Contact Fox by phone and let us know what you find out.

I sent them an email and will post back here when I hear from them.

Phil Bare · « **Reply #5 on:** August 07, 2013, 10:38:48 AM »

Just got off the phone with Sharon and she informed me that they are no longer making any fuel.

I did order some 10-29 all castor as well as 10-22 all castor from FHS, they said that it will ship tomorrow.

Regards, Phil

Dick Pacini · « **Reply #6 on:** August 07, 2013, 12:47:01 PM »

Yes, here is the email response I received:

"YES, RICHARD, IT IS TRUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT SIG MANUFACTURING
MAKES THEIR FUEL WITH CASTOR OIL. YOU MIGHT CHECK THIS OUT.

THANKS
FOX MFG
SHARON "

bill bischoff · « **Reply #7 on:** August 07, 2013, 10:13:12 PM »

I thought they did years ago...

john e. holliday · « **Reply #8 on:** August 08, 2013, 08:39:10 AM »

Hope they have enough parts to keep the old Fox .35 Stunt engines going for the next couple of decades.

Phil Bare · « **Reply #9 on:** August 08, 2013, 10:05:45 AM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on August 08, 2013, 08:39:10 AM

Hope they have enough parts to keep the old Fox .35 Stunt engines going for the next couple of decades.

John, in my conversation with Sharon regarding the fuel, she indicated that they would no longer be producing any fuel
I asked her if they were going to stop producing engines and she indicated that they had no planes to get out of the engine manufacturing business.

Regards, Phil.

Jim Kraft · « **Reply #10 on:** August 08, 2013, 10:26:40 AM »

It is a sad day. Fox Superfuel has been around almost as long as the Fox 35. We ran a lot of it back in the 60's when all of the guys that I flew with used it in our Foxes and McCoys as that was all we flew. I really miss those times when we use to go fly almost every weekend and lots of evenings in one ball park or another, and no one complained about noise. Dick and Duke supplied us with many hours of great enjoyment. It seems like everything I loved about this hobby in both control line and R/C is almost extinct. Time marches on I guess.

Phil Bare · « **Reply #11 on:** August 08, 2013, 01:54:14 PM »

Jim, simpler times and simpler pleasures but I guess every generation says the same thing. It is sad to see the demise of Super Fuel as well as Missile Mist and all the other fuels that Fox manufactured A can of Super fuel a couple of your fav planes and your best flying buddy could fill your day.
A lot of the new stuff is great and I use it, but it just ain't the same'

Phil

Brett Buck · « **Reply #12 on:** August 08, 2013, 03:17:54 PM »

Quote from: Phil Bare on August 08, 2013, 01:54:14 PM

Jim, simpler times and simpler pleasures but I guess every generation says the same thing. It is sad to see the demise of Super Fuel as well as Missile Mist and all the other fuels that Fox manufactured A can of Super fuel a couple of your fav planes and your best flying buddy could fill your day.

I have to say I used a lot of Duke's Fuel back in the ST46 days, with satisfactory results. I still have a quart Superfuel can that I will use if I ever start flying classic (just the can, the fuel is long gone), just to look period.

Brett

Douglas Ames · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2013, 06:43:44 AM »

Quote from: Motorman on August 07, 2013, 09:53:09 PM

Now if they would only stop making engines.

MM

snark!

john e. holliday · « **Reply #14 on:** August 11, 2013, 08:01:05 AM »

As I have stated in the past, "Any one that can run a Fox can run any engine". I know a few that can't even run an OS LA.

Norm Faith Jr. · « **Reply #15 on:** August 12, 2013, 08:04:58 AM »

Not confirmed, but was told at the flying field last night that Fox got jumped on by the EPA???...Over improper shipping practices. Something about the type of tape they were using to seal the boxes. Again...and I repeat!...This is not confirmed, but what was stated at the field.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #16 on:** August 12, 2013, 04:55:17 PM »

GLOW PLUGS !!!!

I still want the glow plugs. Even Randy Ritch can't copy them.

I've heard that there are at least 27 new Fox 35 Stunts for each person who still wants to run one.

Will Hinton · « **Reply #17 on:** August 12, 2013, 05:36:38 PM »

Paul, I don't know if he can help, but contact Al Kelly at Merlin glo Plugs and see if he has an equivalent, he has been very instrumental in plug development. His email used to be akelly@merlingloplugs.com

Brett Buck · « **Reply #18 on:** August 12, 2013, 06:07:27 PM »

Quote from: Paul Smith on August 12, 2013, 04:55:17 PM

GLOW PLUGS !!!!

I still want the glow plugs. Even Randy Ritch can't copy them.

I've heard that there are at least 27 new Fox 35 Stunts for each person who still wants to run one.

I think you will find the yield on something like the Thunderbolt or Glo-Devil is much higher than you got with Fox.

Brett

Reptoid · « **Reply #19 on:** August 12, 2013, 08:36:59 PM »

Quote from: Brett Buck on August 12, 2013, 06:07:27 PM

I think you will find the yield on something like the Thunderbolt or Glo-Devil is much higher than you got with Fox.

Brett

What brett said !!

Paul Smith · « **Reply #20 on:** August 13, 2013, 02:08:49 PM »

Maybe so, but if we don't have Duke, 35 Stunts blessed by Duke, or his fuel, at least we can use his plugs as long as they last.

Reptoid · « **Reply #21 on:** August 13, 2013, 02:34:30 PM »

I didn't mean to imply that I don't have empathy for Fox as a company, I do. I just prefer other glow plugs for stunt engines.
It is a shame that they have decided to stop selling fuel and fuel ingredients. Due in most part to the "Homeland Security" regs on storing Nitro, the "DOT" regs on shipping flamables, and the ridiculus HazMat fees imposed by UPS/FedEx; we are seeing more and more small (some not so small)vendors get out of the fuel business. I have mixed my own fuel for over 40 years and it's become almost impossible to buy Nitro in CA. because of the above regs.
The NHRA rules on fuel have pretty much handed VP Racing a monopoly on nitromethane in the US as far as small to medium purchasers go and the current price reflects that. It's almost doubled in the last couple years.

Douglas Ames · « **Reply #22 on:** August 16, 2013, 11:21:09 PM »

Quote from: Paul Smith on August 12, 2013, 04:55:17 PM

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I've heard that there are at least 27 new Fox 35 Stunts for each person who still wants to run one.

1,000 yrs. from now they will be digging up Fox .35's and Cox .049's, along with mysterious paved circles.

George · « **Reply #23 on:** August 17, 2013, 08:44:13 AM »

As far as plugs, many of us thought there could be no replacement for the Champion plug when they stopped production in ~1957.

George