X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1561575 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:21:25 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-098-162.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.98.162]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id kADIKrXZ021804 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:20:55 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000d01c70750$83f3f590$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Cleaning spark plugs Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:21:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Certainly, a possibility, Ernest. When that water vapor turns to superheat steam in the combustion chamber it will probably do a decent job of cleaning the spark plugs - although they are a bit shrouded by being in that hole in the housing. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cleaning spark plugs > 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 | > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >