Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.171] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 621577 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:53:20 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.171; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C5030F.119D4A5D" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Re: Plugs and Mags Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:52:50 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69EC07E88@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Re: Plugs and Mags Thread-Index: AcUDCv+s/T68CZhxSm61kpvt7xamSAAA75cA From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5030F.119D4A5D Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tracy,=20 =20 Please let us know how well they work. You know, inquiring minds an all that stuff. =20 Mark S. =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy Crook Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:21 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Re: Plugs and Mags =20 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 =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. =20 Tracy ( only spend money when it really matters) =20 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 =09 Mark S. =09 -----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 =09 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. =09 FWIW =09 Ed A =09 =09 >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5030F.119D4A5D Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Tracy,

Please let us know how well they = work. You know, inquiring minds an all that stuff.

Mark = S.

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy Crook
Sent: Tuesday, January = 25, 2005 12:21 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = FW: Re: Plugs and Mags

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.

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.

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

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