In <24.115567.5@pcohio.com>, John Kahoon wrote:
>DONMATHIS@LUCENT.COM Wrote:
>
>DO>I take my spark plugs out before a long trip and clean them using a
>DO>motorized wire brush.
>
> Has anyone tried "burning" your plugs ? Use a MAPP gas torch ( 'cause
> it's faster ) to heat the electrode end of the plug up to a nice medium
> orange color ( 1400-1500 degrees) for 3-4 seconds, let cool. The plug
> will come out spottless ( unless you use leaded fuel, then the ceramic
> will be sightly yellow ) Re-gap and reinstall. This method will
> restore any plug that isn't broken, Fuel fowled, oil fowled, carboned
> dosen't matter.
..Brings to mind the summer when I worked on a tree farm in an
anonymous Southern state clearing brush. We had a '49 Harvester
pickemup truck that used more oil than gas. Got the oil free from
Skeet Wiley's garage--slightly used. About twicet a week ol' man
Howard (moonshiner extraordinaire and all-around raconteur) would
remove the plugs, build an oak fire and toss the plugs into it. After
about half an hour of this cleansing ordeal they'd be ready for
another two or three days. I never did inquire what he did during
that half hour, but he seemed to have a lot more energy afterwards.
But I digress....
A. B. "Me? Nostalgic?" Bonds
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