X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp101.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with SMTP id 935140 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:13:56 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.229.104; envelope-from=downing.j@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 60688 invoked from network); 21 Jan 2006 03:13:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@69.209.98.178 with login) by smtp101.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Jan 2006 03:13:11 -0000 Message-ID: <004f01c61e38$bca88380$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:14:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004C_01C61E0E.D3091100" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C61E0E.D3091100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lynn; I have one of those cleaners I inherited from really large = utility company where I retired from. It seemed like the machinist was = always hooking the wire to a 6 inch crescent wrench and sticking it = partially under the door mat. He would wait for some poor unsuspecting = soul to pick up the wrench and zap the hell out of them. JohnD =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lehanover@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:14 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner 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.=20 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.=20 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 ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C61E0E.D3091100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Lynn;  I have one of those cleaners I inherited from really=20 large utility company where I retired from.  It seemed like = the=20 machinist was always hooking the wire to a 6 inch crescent wrench and = sticking=20 it partially under the door mat.  He would wait for some poor = unsuspecting=20 soul to pick up the wrench and zap the hell out of them.  = JohnD =20
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From:=20 Lehanover@aol.com
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 = 8:14=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: = Lead Solvent=20 or Cleaner

In a message dated 1/20/2006 4:30:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, lendich@optusnet.com.au=20 writes:
 Humm, pressure washing???? Just popped = into my=20 head - I wonder??
 
Naturally, I would like a simply, straight = forward,=20 non-hazardous, inexpensive and effective method - oh, yes, and one = that does=20 not involved a lot of work {:>)
 
Ed
 
Years ago, you could take your plugs to any filling station, and = use the=20 official Champion plug cleaner. A blue/grey box with a rubber cover = that had a=20 hole in it to insert the plug.
 
You pushed a button and wiggled the plug around a bit, and the = plug came=20 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=20 screwed the cleaned plug in the box, you could see the end of it = through the=20 window.
 
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 dirty=20 plug would not.
 
No longer available because "A" few people know what a spark plug = is, and=20 "B" Lawyers.
 
 
Lynn E. Hanover
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