Return-Path: Received: from [24.227.161.51] (HELO qnsi-xch.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 621138 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:25:03 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.227.161.51; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Re: Plugs and Mags Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:27:16 -0600 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Re: Plugs and Mags thread-index: AcUC+QV26BsADvbGRE+xktuNnCGthwAAYBRg From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Would a lead scavenging additive like the Subi guys are running help this problem. Bobby Hughes=20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ernest Christley Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:12 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Re: Plugs and Mags Ed Anderson wrote: >I have save the plugs thinking I will clean them off and reuse them -=20 >but the normally cleaning ( blasting) will probably cause more wear than usage. >Been looking for some solvent that would dissolve lead deposits without >eating the spark plug metal - have not found it yet. > > =20 > Ed, you might try burning the lead out with an OA torch. Maybe try a very lean flame. Keep the center cone of the flame off the metal casing, and don't to let it get too hot. The platinum probably won't even feel the heat. It should work to burn off carbon, too. Knew an old guy who used to bake his plugs if they ever got flooded. >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html