Matronics Email Lists :: View topic - Spark Plugs More pics for you

Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists

Get Email Distribution Too! FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register

Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in

Spark Plugs More pics for you

Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> Kitfox-List

View previous topic :: View next topic

Author Message

dave

Joined: 22 Sep 2006
Posts: 1382

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:35 am Post subject: Spark Plugs More pics for you

Deke, 

  

 I think you missed the point on the screw on  caps.  To secure them on whatd you say is fine to secure them but since  they are made of Aluminum  the Steel wire inside the NGK  CAP   that secures the cap to the spark plug has a metal interaction with the  Alum  Tip and causes it to wear .  If you look here  http://www.cfisher.com/ngk/tipsblack.htm   you will see the flat spot on the tips. 

  

 Now this is why I saw why not just  get a plug that has very close to proper gap, tip in the first place ?  

 I have logged over 1000 hours in 2 stroke 2  cylinders and have learnt about this from my own experience and from other  planes that have come in here.  Bottom line is use what works and I do and  am sharing this to help others have less .difficulties. 

  

 I 

 Dave 

  

 PS -- We got about 40 inches over night    -- Will the Fox be able to handle that ? )))))))

  

   I have straight skis,  I doubt Wheel  skis would be much fun today  unless they are retractable wheel skis  .     

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 [quote]   ---

- The Matronics Kitfox-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List

_________________
Realtime Kitfox movies to separate the internet chatter from the truth
http://www.youtube.com/user/kitfoxflyer
Hundreds of Kitfox Movies
Most viewed Kitfox on youtube
Most popular on youtube
Highest rated on youtube

Fox5flyer
Guest

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:03 am Post subject: Spark Plugs More pics for you

Forty Inches, Yikes!  Only about 8 inches here and I'm grounded

temporarily.  Too cold right now anyway.

No, Dave I didn't miss the point at all.  I put 400 hours on my

582/M2 and had the same problem, but found that by changing the plugs

at the recommended 25 hour intervals, the damage to the tip was

minimal and caused no problem.  Plugs are cheap.  Sure, the little

divet was visible on the plug tip, but it didn't reduce it's

effectiveness.  All I was trying to offer is that there is more than

one way to skin a cat.  Another way is to eliminate the resistor cap

and run good quality auto caps with the resistor plugs. 

Regards, 

Deke



[quote]Deke, 



I think you missed the point on the screw on caps.  To secure them on

whatd you say is fine to secure them but since they are made of

Aluminum  the Steel wire inside the NGK  CAP  that secures the cap to

the spark plug has a metal interaction with the Alum  Tip and causes

it to wear .  If you look here 

http://www.cfisher.com/ngk/tipsblack.htm  you will see the flat spot

on the tips. 



Now this is why I saw why not just get a plug that has very close to

proper gap, tip in the first place ? 

I have logged over 1000 hours in 2 stroke 2 cylinders and have learnt

about this from my own experience and from other planes that have

come in here.  Bottom line is use what works and I do and am sharing

this to help others have less .difficulties. 



I 

Dave 



PS -- We got about 40 inches over night   -- Will the Fox be able to

handle that ? )))))))



  I have straight skis,  I doubt Wheel skis would be much fun today 

unless they are retractable wheel skis .     

 

  ---

- The Matronics Kitfox-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List

Float Flyr

Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 2704
Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:52 am Post subject: Spark Plugs More pics for you

The 582 is one of the few beasties that has a recommendation to use both

resistor caps and resistor plugs.  I had the resistors on a set of plugs

short out once and even with the resistor caps communications line of sight

with the tower was impossible.  If you are carrying a radio I don't think

the automotive style caps will work.



Noel



[quote] --

- The Matronics Kitfox-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List

_________________
Noel Loveys
Kitfox III-A
Aerocet 1100 Floats

dave

Joined: 22 Sep 2006
Posts: 1382

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:48 am Post subject: Spark Plugs More pics for you

Deke you are totally  correct there ,

<<but found that by changing the plugs

 	  Quote: 	
		   at the recommended 25 hour intervals>>


	


I know that once they come loose the arching starts which shows up on the 

alum tip turning black and in turn can blow the resistance in the 5k ohm 

caps.    but you are right - frequent plug changes are just part of trouble 

free operations.  My 582 runs better with near 100 plugs now that my Polaris 

700  with 2 hours on plugs. Go  figure. !!



40 inches yes at  deeepest......  by last night was settled to about 2 feet 

or so......  today  about 20 inches if that  plus we have had soem 

drifting -- winds been 10 to 20 knots all night and am here.   But I did get 

in a hour of flying this am, bouncing off fields that was nothing more than 

ploughed 4 days ago to  that fluffy stuff.

Will  try to get some videos posted later for you guys.



Dave



---

- The Matronics Kitfox-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List

Display posts from previous:

	Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> Kitfox-List	All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Page 1 of 1

Jump to:

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum