Glow plug failures

[Anthony Romano]

Happen to have a few nip Enya plugs hanging around from the .61. Will try 
the K&B.  Have 6 cases of 20% left so I have to try to get it to work.

Anthony


>From: "Dean Pappas" <d.pappas at kodeos.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: RE: Glow plug failures
>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:09:46 -0500
>
>Yo Anthony!
>Yes they are a bit fussier on the needle. An Enya #3 would be slightly 
>cooler, but the K&Bs are cheap! I gave up trying to run 20% in the RX. The 
>EFIs allow richer top-end settings or more nitro because they "fix" the 
>transition funnies.
>Dean
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Anthony Romano [mailto:anthonyr105 at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 3:05 PM
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: RE: Glow plug failures
>
>
>Hi Dean! Good to hear from you.
>I did hear a few little pingies on the flight before the last glow plug
>departed. Was going to add another gasket but I was out of stock. Found the
>two cycle needle setting are much more sensitive to the big weather changes
>on these fall days. Will be more diligent on the needle settings going
>forward. Was thinking of trying the next colder OS plug. Can't remember
>which that is.
>
>Anthony
>
>
> >From: "Dean Pappas" <d.pappas at kodeos.com>
> >Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >Subject: RE: Glow plug failures
> >Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:52:23 -0500
> >
> >Hi Anthony,
> >You might still be pinging. I had 2 extra gaskets in my older 140 RX, and
> >it would still ping if I didn't set it rich enough. That's with S&W 15%!
> >Launch fatter, if the midrange will allow it and see what happens. The
> >factory still recommends lower percentages of nitro. Above 80 degrees F, 
>I
> >would drop down to a K&B 1-L. That made things better and the plugs last
> >longer. Oh yeah, a percent or two of castor shouldn't hurt at all. Keep
> >using it.
> >Take care ...
> >	Dean
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Anthony Romano [mailto:anthonyr105 at hotmail.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 1:29 PM
> >To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >Subject: Glow plug failures
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Have an Os 1.40 that has a pretty healthy appetite for glow plugs. First,
> >was blowing the seal so I added a head shim and pulled out the pipe a
> >little. Now the just seem to loose conductivity. Engine runs fine but go 
>to
> >restart for next flight and nobody home. Typically lifespan is about 30
> >flights.
> >Using Type F, S&W 20% nitro 16%syn 2%castor fuel, Es pipe at 23" with Mac 
>2
> >1/"4 header, Apc 16.5 *12W resulting in a peak setting around 8100 and a
> >launch setting of 8000. Have another head shim on order and will try a
> >little longer pipe if the weather ever improves. Any other suggestions?
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Anthony
> >
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