X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mxsf21.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.221] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 940413 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:06:16 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.225.28.221; envelope-from=dalemahan@charter.net Received: from mxip20a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip20a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.150]) by mxsf21.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k0LK5NRq031192 for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:05:27 -0500 Received: from 71-81-211-132.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com (HELO [71.81.211.132]) (71.81.211.132) by mxip20a.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 21 Jan 2006 15:05:23 -0500 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.01,209,1136178000"; d="scan'208"; a="1966253882:sNHT16195108" Message-ID: <43D29407.3070507@charter.net> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:05:27 -0600 From: Dale Mahan User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sooo... sandblasting with fine grain garnet or aluminum oxide media has always been used to remove lead fouling from sparkplug ceramic insulators, eh? And... not just with Champion sparkplugs, huh? Well, feature that. Dale Mahan Lehanover@aol.com wrote: > 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 > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/235 - Release Date: 1/19/2006 > >