Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.168.111] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 621528 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:23:43 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.168.111; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:22:01 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.174.0.108 by BAY3-DAV7.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:21:22 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.174.0.108] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Re: Plugs and Mags Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:21:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_011F_01C502E0.C45AEBF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0009.2900 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:21:24 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Jan 2005 18:22:01.0697 (UTC) FILETIME=[C3A6C510:01C5030A] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_011F_01C502E0.C45AEBF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You have to ask Mark? Of course I use el-cheapo plugs. I get up to 280 = hours from a set (all mogas use) or as little as 80 hrs. when I = occasionally use 100LL on a long cross country. =20 I have a few new Renesis engines (with all car accessories) in-house for = the purpose of developing conversion products and strategies. They came = equipped with fine wire electrode plugs that are either platinum or = iridium so next time I wear out my cheapos I'll give them a try. Tracy ( only spend money when it really matters) Ed, Do you know what type of plugs Tracy uses, el-cheapo or platinum? You said that he runs mo-gas so I assume he doesn't have the lead-fouling problem you and others have. So, I assume Tracy's plugs are actually worn out after 100 hours? If that's the case, it seems that the platinum, or iridium plugs might give longer life. =20 Mark S. -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of WRJJRS@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:28 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Re: Plugs and Mags Not certain that reciprocating engines have the same problems as their plugs are not as shrouded as ours so combustion process probably help keeps blowing off deposits on the ceramic center cone. FWIW Ed A >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: = http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_011F_01C502E0.C45AEBF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

You have to ask Mark? Of course I use el-cheapo plugs. = I get up=20 to 280 hours from a set (all mogas use) or as little as 80 hrs. when I=20 occasionally use 100LL on a long cross country.

I have a few new Renesis engines (with all car accessories) = in-house for=20 the purpose of developing conversion products and strategies. They = came=20 equipped with fine wire electrode plugs that are either platinum or = iridium so=20 next time I wear out my cheapos I'll give them a try.

Tracy ( only spend money when it really matters)

Ed,
Do=20 you know what type of plugs Tracy uses, el-cheapo or platinum? =20 You
said that he runs mo-gas so I assume he doesn't have the=20 lead-fouling
problem you and others have. So, I assume = Tracy's plugs=20 are actually
worn out after 100 hours? If that's the case, it = seems=20 that the
platinum, or iridium plugs might give longer life. =20

Mark S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of WRJJRS@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, = January 25,=20 2005 11:28 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Re: FW:=20 Re: Plugs and Mags

Not certain that reciprocating engines have = the same=20 problems as their
plugs
are not as shrouded as ours so = combustion=20 process probably help keeps
blowing off deposits on the ceramic = center=20 cone.

FWIW

Ed A

>> = Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
>&= gt; =20 Archive: http://lancai= ronline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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