X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.184.200] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 935128 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:31:02 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.200; envelope-from=hansconser@gmail.com Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i22so619296wra for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:30:17 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:content-type:message-id:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=NfcMUCwrvAAcohddRTEKvmP8u9Na/G17jkMD8+Ev7J5EBNS1UtnH1/kNk0D8BNRSL5Oxq+0n/BVC8geUr7tvPN1DzkXHvQZ1+POkKgxyvdyqc4mwb6NmB3qwZq7laydo8642EKLI5/RYEFFIFx0klAowL7KJssWR07SHp5FNv8U= Received: by 10.54.123.12 with SMTP id v12mr3207236wrc; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:30:17 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from ?69.144.193.207? ( [69.144.193.207]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 8sm2587938wrl.2006.01.20.18.30.16; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:30:17 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v623) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-5-589623188 Message-Id: <17c9dccd80ee5cbe96e05f1f5013e8d5@gmail.com> From: Hans Conser Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:30:13 -0700 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.623) --Apple-Mail-5-589623188 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> > Years ago, you could take your plugs to any filling station, and use=20= > the official Champion plug cleaner. A blue/grey box with a rubber=20 > cover that had a hole in it to insert the plug. > =A0 > You pushed a button and wiggled the plug around a bit, and the plug=20 > came out like new. > I don't know if it was done with glass beads, or walnut hulls, or = sand. > =A0 > Along side this box, was another that had a glass window in so when=20 > you screwed the cleaned plug in the box, you could see the end of it=20= > through the window. > =A0 > You connected the high voltage lead and opened a valve to increase air=20= > pressure in the box. > The plug would keep arcing right up to full line pressure, where a=20 > dirty plug would not. > =A0 > No longer available because "A" few people know what a spark plug is,=20= > and "B" Lawyers. > =A0 > =A0 > Lynn E. Hanover Hey I used one of those too when cleaning the Cessna plugs, forgot=20 about that step. Hans --Apple-Mail-5-589623188 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=ISO-8859-1 ArialYears 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. Arial=A0 ArialYou pushed a button and wiggled the plug around a bit, and the plug came out like = new. ArialI don't know if it was done with glass beads, or walnut hulls, or sand. Arial=A0 ArialAlong 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. Arial=A0 ArialYou connected the high voltage lead and opened a valve to increase air pressure in the = box. ArialThe plug would keep arcing right up to full line pressure, where a dirty plug would = not. Arial=A0 ArialNo longer available because "A" few people know what a spark plug is, and "B" = Lawyers. Arial=A0 Arial=A0 ArialLynn E. Hanover Hey I used one of those too when cleaning the Cessna plugs, forgot about that step. Hans --Apple-Mail-5-589623188--