REFLECTOR:Missing Cylinder

[Brian Michalk]

I don't know how you would do this safely on a running airplane engine, but
running it in the dark, you may be able to see a spark jumping from the wire
to places it's not supposed to go.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> Behalf Of Ronnie Brown
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:46 PM
> To: reflector@tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Missing Cylinder
>
>
> John,
>
> Plugs are strange creatures.  Sometimes they will last 500, 800 or more
> hours. Or, a brand new one can fail as soon as you install it.  I
> had one of
> the fine wire plugs that came with the EI fail on start up.  And one can
> fail after you remove it, clean it and reinstall it.
>
> If you know someone who has a Champion Spark Plug conditioning
> machine (many
> A&P's have one), you can check your plug(s) and see if it is
> firing properly
> under pressure.  Else, just install a new plug.
>
> Ronnie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Dibble" <aminetech@bluefrog.com>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:25 PM
> Subject: REFLECTOR:Missing Cylinder
>
>
> | Just finished my annual.  Unfortunately my Franklin ran better
> before.  My
> #4 cylinder
> | is missing.  I have one Rose EI and one mag.  I checked and adjusted the
> gaps (0.18
> | and 0.28).  It ran fine for about 30 seconds and then started missing
> again.  Any
> | suggestions?  How often should the plugs be replaced?  Mine are Champion
> REB32E and
> | have 100 hours on them.
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | John
> |
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