[NSRCA-discussion] Mintor Head for Remote Glow

[Lance Van Nostrand]

Mintor Head for Remote GlowTim,
Here's what I do.  First let me say this wasn't my idea, but it works well.  I got it from Dave Lockhart.  Remove the sleeve, clean the oil from the top flange, and tack on some 600 grit.  You can use the flange as a template to cut the paper to an exact circle with no overlap.  put a little oil in the head and evenly spin the sleeve back and forth for about 3 minutes.  The anodizing will be gone and the circuit will be made.

I currently believe that the new APC 18.1x10 prop is the best I've flown on the Mintor 170.  Their airfoil experience and the super wide blade give great efficiency and braking. At 7950 rpm the noise is low.

--Lance
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Pascoe,Tim [Burlington] 
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 7:58 PM
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Mintor Head for Remote Glow


  I'm running a Mintor 1.70, and am thinking of installing a remote glow igniter to simplify starting.  However, I'm not sure exactly how to go about removing the anodizing from the head to permit the closed circuit. Upon inspection, it seems the only portion of the head which touches the rest of the cylinder seems to be the inner ring which sits on the cylinder/head shim. Should this be the anodizing area I should polish, and if so, what is the best way to go about it? I know if I was polishing the bottom of the cylinder head, I'd use fine wet sandpaper, oil, and a piece of glass.

  A related question to the recent 1.40 thread - what bigger prop, if any, have people experimented with for the 1.70. And what 3-blade?

  Thanks,

  Tim Pascoe





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