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Spark plug 1-3 color difference - Aeroprakt Panama

in General Tech Discussion 9 years ago

  • Re: Spark plug 1-3 color difference - Aeroprakt Panama

    by » 9 years ago

    A silicone thermal transfer paste should be applied to all 912 and 914 engine spark plugs. This is in the manual.
    No anti-seize.

    http://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Silicone-Transfer-Compound/dp/B008UH4FF6/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422079307&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=MGL+electrical+paste

    Rotax video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lntHJPbUdI

    Roger Lee
    LSRM-A & Rotax Instructor & Rotax IRC
    Tucson, AZ Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
    520-349-7056 Cell

      
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  • Re: Spark plug 1-3 color difference - Aeroprakt Panama

    by » 9 years ago

    Rob and Roger:
    Thanks. Will look for the paste. Next week the mechanic will help me check the carb.
    Rgds
    Ricardo
      
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  • Re: Spark plug 1-3 color difference - Aeroprakt Panama

    by » 9 years ago

    Here's two pictures of the #1 and #3 spark plugs. They were removed after approx 100 hrs.
    Fuel was mostly Mogas 93 octane with 10%E. The #3 plug is near perfect with the tan color while the #1 is much darker. I had thought this to be a problem until I called Dean Vogel.

    Dean, from Lockwood Aviation, said it's normal for the 912 engines.


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  • Re: Spark plug 1-3 color difference - Aeroprakt Panama

    by » 9 years ago

    It is normal for an engine after a prolonged idle, it is not normal if that engine has been running at cruise rpm and immediately shut down. Are your plug gaps between .023-.027? The black deposits are due to an imbalance of air flow at idle rpms, but should go away at higher normal running rpms. I have seen hundreds of dry black soot plugs from the normal idle issue. Yours to me looked more cooked on like the black never goes away. I would change the plugs and fly a couple of hours and check them again. Once with a prolonged idle and once with a shut down immediately after a high rpm run.
    Many of us tend to toss plugs at 75 hrs. Verses a 100 hrs, but that's a personal preference.

    Roger Lee
    LSRM-A & Rotax Instructor & Rotax IRC
    Tucson, AZ Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
    520-349-7056 Cell

      
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  • Re: Spark plug 1-3 color difference - Aeroprakt Panama

    by » 9 years ago

    Hi Roger,

    Those plugs were the original from the factory. I did not check the gap when I removed them. The plugs were changed on a cold engine. The idle time before shut down was approx. 3-4 minutes after taxi back to the hangar. Plugs were changed the next day.

    If you suggest the plugs be changed after 75 hours I can certainly do that.

    When it's time to change the current set, I'll run at a higher RPM just before shut down and see what they look like. I believe I'm just about at that mark now.

    Thanks
    Rich
      
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