X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [201.225.225.167] (HELO cwpanama.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 940797 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:30:38 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=201.225.225.167; envelope-from=rijakits@cwpanama.net Received: from [201.224.93.110] (HELO usuarioq3efog0) by frontend1.cwpanama.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 58298263 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:36:19 -0500 Message-ID: <002001c61f04$19c32ef0$6e5de0c9@usuarioq3efog0> From: "rijakits" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:29:49 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C61EDA.30869CF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C61EDA.30869CF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Got 2 answers today: a) Try vinegar, if this doesn't work try sulphuric acid. Watch it, if it eats lead it eats other parts too! b) Source is not sure wether we have lead or lead-oxid, says tryr the same as a) Thomas J. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Downing To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 10:14 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner Lynn; I have one of those cleaners I inherited from really large utility company where I retired from. It seemed like the machinist was always hooking the wire to a 6 inch crescent wrench and sticking it partially under the door mat. He would wait for some poor unsuspecting soul to pick up the wrench and zap the hell out of them. JohnD ----- Original Message ----- From: Lehanover@aol.com To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:14 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner In a message dated 1/20/2006 4:30:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, lendich@optusnet.com.au writes: Humm, pressure washing???? Just popped into my head - I wonder?? Naturally, I would like a simply, straight forward, non-hazardous, inexpensive and effective method - oh, yes, and one that does not involved a lot of work {:>) Ed Years ago, you could take your plugs to any filling station, and use the official Champion plug cleaner. A blue/grey box with a rubber cover that had a hole in it to insert the plug. You pushed a button and wiggled the plug around a bit, and the plug came out like new. I don't know if it was done with glass beads, or walnut hulls, or sand. Along side this box, was another that had a glass window in so when you screwed the cleaned plug in the box, you could see the end of it through the window. You connected the high voltage lead and opened a valve to increase air pressure in the box. The plug would keep arcing right up to full line pressure, where a dirty plug would not. No longer available because "A" few people know what a spark plug is, and "B" Lawyers. Lynn E. Hanover ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C61EDA.30869CF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Got 2 answers today:
a) Try vinegar, if this doesn't work try sulphuric = acid. Watch=20 it, if it eats lead it eats other parts too!
b) Source is not sure wether we have lead or = lead-oxid, says=20 tryr the same as a)
 
Thomas J.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John=20 Downing
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 = 10:14=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: = Lead Solvent=20 or Cleaner

Lynn;  I have one of those cleaners I inherited from really=20 large utility company where I retired from.  It seemed like = the=20 machinist was always hooking the wire to a 6 inch crescent wrench and = sticking=20 it partially under the door mat.  He would wait for some poor=20 unsuspecting soul to pick up the wrench and zap the hell out of = them. =20 JohnD 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Lehanover@aol.com
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Friday, January 20, = 2006 8:14=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: = Lead=20 Solvent or Cleaner

In a message dated 1/20/2006 4:30:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, = lendich@optusnet.com.au=20 writes:
 Humm, pressure washing???? Just = popped into my=20 head - I wonder??
 
Naturally, I would like a simply, straight = forward,=20 non-hazardous, inexpensive and effective method - oh, yes, and one = that=20 does not involved a lot of work {:>)
 
Ed
 
Years ago, you could take your plugs to any filling station, = and use=20 the official Champion plug cleaner. A blue/grey box with a rubber = cover that=20 had a hole in it to insert the plug.
 
You pushed a button and wiggled the plug around a bit, and the = plug=20 came out like new.
I don't know if it was done with glass beads, or walnut hulls, = or=20 sand.
 
Along side this box, was another that had a glass window in so = when you=20 screwed the cleaned plug in the box, you could see the end of it = through the=20 window.
 
You connected the high voltage lead and opened a valve to = increase air=20 pressure in the box.
The plug would keep arcing right up to full line pressure, = where a=20 dirty plug would not.
 
No longer available because "A" few people know what a spark = plug is,=20 and "B" Lawyers.
 
 
Lynn E. = Hanover
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