X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma04.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4969555 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 06 May 2011 23:21:06 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.42; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from imo-da01.mx.aol.com (imo-da01.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.199]) by imr-ma04.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p473KQKP003049 for ; Fri, 6 May 2011 23:20:26 -0400 Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-da01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.eaf.13bd6eea (55741) for ; Fri, 6 May 2011 23:20:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-m25.mail.aol.com (magic-m25.mail.aol.com [172.20.22.198]) by cia-md04.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMD048-d9bd4dc4ba7519c; Fri, 06 May 2011 23:20:21 -0400 From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <3437c.9edeaac.3af61475@aol.com> Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 23:20:21 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Spark Plugs AR2592 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_3437c.9edeaac.3af61475_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 130 X-AOL-IP: 173.88.24.45 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Lehanover@aol.com --part1_3437c.9edeaac.3af61475_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I forgot about that. You can mill off those handy eyebrows around the plug holes, Or with a good electric die grinder with a carbide bit. Or buy a thin wall socket from Racing Beat. Or make one yourself on your lathe. Or, use the die grinder to enlarge the hole to fit the socket. There is enough material. All of this to force you to use NGK plugs. Now tighten the new plug into a scrap housing, or your wife's Honda to 14 foot pounds and then back out. This to flatten the sealing washer. Then wipe on just a hint of Nickel anti-seize on the threads. Nothing within 1/4" of the tip. Practice torqueing to 10 pounds with extension sticking through between your middle and ring fingers. Torque a plug into a scrap housing to 9 pounds, then turn it by hand to what you think is 10 pounds. Then check the plug with the wrench set at 11 pounds. The plug should turn a bit to get to 11 pounds. Get a feel for 10 pounds using your wrist only. 10 pounds with lube is plenty. After a few installations the anti-seize will have been spread all the way to the inside end of the plug hole. Great heat conductivity. Plugs will never lock up in the hole. Threads will last as long as the housing. Always use a torque wrench. But if none is available you can do the ring finger trick and get 10 pounds every time. Only you tighten plugs, not your ham fisted brother in law. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 5/6/2011 9:11:15 P.M. Paraguay Standard Time, res12@fairpoint.net writes: Question for Lynn, what are the racers doing about torqueing this plug? its hex section disappears in the rotor housing because it is so short. Along the same line, I considered some time ago trying surface gap plugs, but ran into the same problem. By the way, the AR2592 is no longer carried by AutoZone, it is now available at Advanced Auto Parts. Richard Sohn N2071U --part1_3437c.9edeaac.3af61475_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I forgot about that. You can mill off those handy eyebrows around the= plug=20 holes, Or with a good electric die grinder with a carbide bit. Or buy a th= in=20 wall socket from Racing Beat. Or make one yourself on your lathe. Or, use= the=20 die grinder to enlarge the hole to fit the socket.

There is enough material. All of this to force you to use NGK=20 plugs.

Now tighten the new plug into a scrap housing, or your wife's Honda= to 14=20 foot pounds and then back out. This to flatten the sealing washer.

Then wipe on just a hint of Nickel anti-seize on the threads. Nothing= =20 within 1/4" of the tip. Practice torqueing to 10 pounds with extension sti= cking=20 through between your middle and ring fingers. Torque a plug into a scrap= housing=20 to 9 pounds, then turn it by hand to what you think is 10 pounds. Then che= ck the=20 plug with the wrench set at 11 pounds.

The plug should turn a bit to get to 11 pounds. Get a feel for 10 pou= nds=20 using your wrist only. 10 pounds with lube is plenty. After a few installa= tions=20 the anti-seize will have been spread all the way to the inside end of the= plug=20 hole. Great heat conductivity. Plugs will never lock up in the hole. Threa= ds=20 will last as long as the housing.

Always use a torque wrench. But if none is available you can do= the=20 ring finger trick and get 10 pounds every time. Only you tighten plugs, no= t your=20 ham fisted brother in law.

Lynn E. Hanover

In a message dated 5/6/2011 9:11:15 P.M. Paraguay Standard Time,=20 res12@fairpoint.net writes:

Question for Lynn,

what are the racers doing about torquei= ng this=20 plug? its hex section disappears in the rotor housing because it is so= short.=20

Along the same line, I considered some= time ago=20 trying surface gap plugs, but ran into the same problem.

By the way, the AR2592 is no longer car= ried by=20 AutoZone, it is now available at Advanced Auto Parts.

Richard=20 Sohn
N2071U

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