X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from sj-iport-5.cisco.com ([171.68.10.87] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1561369 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:20:25 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=171.68.10.87; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from rtp-dkim-1.cisco.com ([64.102.121.158]) by sj-iport-5.cisco.com with ESMTP; 13 Nov 2006 09:19:35 -0800 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.09,418,1157353200"; d="scan'208"; a="344270829:sNHT2030005406" Received: from rtp-core-2.cisco.com (rtp-core-2.cisco.com [64.102.124.13]) by rtp-dkim-1.cisco.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id kADHJZcB023123 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:19:35 -0500 Received: from xbh-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com (xbh-rtp-201.cisco.com [64.102.31.12]) by rtp-core-2.cisco.com (8.12.10/8.12.6) with ESMTP id kADHJZDM017651 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:19:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from xfe-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com ([64.102.31.38]) by xbh-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:19:35 -0500 Received: from [64.102.38.194] ([64.102.38.194]) by xfe-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:19:34 -0500 Message-ID: <4558A926.2050009@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:19:34 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.4.1 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Cleaning spark plugs References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Nov 2006 17:19:34.0751 (UTC) FILETIME=[E3B1EEF0:01C70747] Authentication-Results: rtp-dkim-1; header.From=echristley@nc.rr.com; dkim=neutral Ed Anderson wrote: > In flight, the only thing that seems to work, is to reduce power. > This reduces pressures in the combustion chamber making it easier for > the spark to jump the gap rather than follow a carbon/lead track on > the ceramic. After a few minutes of reduced power, you can frequently > run it back at higher power settings (for a while). So running at > reduce power settings apparently "blows" some of the stuff off the > ceramic. > We were discussing ways of cleaning the plugs a while back, but just recently Lynn related to us how to clean out the combustion chamber using a cup of water. I wouldn't want to stand next to a prop, pouring water in the carbeurator of a nearly choking engine, but would it be a worthwhile experiment to hook a miniature garden sprayer to the intake? Would it be likely to clean out a SAGged plug? -- ,|"|"|, Ernest Christley | ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta Builder | o| d |o http://ernest.isa-geek.org |