gliderx5
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Posts: 203
|
 Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject: Fouled sparkplug |
 |
|
While flying my MKII 503 SCSI last night I had a plug foul. I suddenly could not maintain RPM and it was running very rough. I was close to the field at the time and just came back in. I checked the plugs out tonight and one was bridged. I replaced both plugs with new ones and the 503 is running like Swiss watch again. I think that I may have done an inadvisable thing when I tuned the Kolb this spring. I put on new wires with suppression caps, AND I used resistor plugs. I just read tonight in the CPS catalog, under maintenance tips, Part 9, page 20, that using both suppression caps and resistor together is a bad idea. I will replace my plugs with non-resistor plugs and keep a close eye on them. Also, I believe that I read somewhere that the plugs should be replaced every 25 hours. I had 30 hours on the fouled plug. Shame on me! This event also showed me the extra level of safety that a dual ignition would bring to the table. Food for thought. I still love this little airplane!
Malcolm Morrison
[quote][b]
| | - The Matronics Kolb-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?Kolb-List |
|
|
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
