<VV> spark plug to airline adapter
djtcz at comcast.net
djtcz at comcast.net
Sun Aug 13 18:43:44 EDT 2006
http://www.monstronix.com/kdt901-p-52310.html
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Dan Timberlake
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> We are a small ma & pa job shop, we make about 300 different products,
> mostly 100-1000 each a year, and being fully cnc can do those short runs ...
> mostly to stay under the " buy it from China" problem... that isnt going
> away ( sigh ) ...
>
> anyway, while playing with a stuck engine Oliver farm tractor, it has
> occured to us that a hollow spark plug might have some use as follows: you
> take out the regular plug, then pour in a ring-soaker ( fuel oil, Marvel
> Mystery Oil, Liquid Wrench .. whatever ) then put in this new hollow spark
> plug and chuck it up to an air hose ( I will machine on a chucking feature )
> with about 50 lbs pressure ( to be determined ) which will try to force the
> solventschtick past the stuck rings ... therebye unsticking that one
> cylinder faster .... repeat for all cylinders, maybe one a day we hope ...
>
> I need advice:
>
> 1) ok, so J.C.Whitney probably already has this ... or snap-on? anybody
> know? We see that we could purchase a compression checker and cut off the
> tube, but still wouldn[t have the air chuck adapter ...
> 2) I think these could sell retail for maybe $5 area ...
> 3) there remains the hassle of having to relax the valves on most of the
> cylinders .. will anyone screw with that ( back off the rocker adjust? ) or
> is it too much hassle???
>
> ********
> Would appreciate any and all inputs, any long comments perhaps better
> off-list at your discretion of getting a F. ticket from the F. list cops.
>
> Thanks for the time.
> ken campbell, sweat shop owner and F. potty scrubber, deltawerkes
>
>
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