Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?
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Jimmy in NC
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I'm crashing for the night..hope to sleep all night tonight if sinuses play nice.
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BigDaddyR
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Who can point me toward a tutorial on making a spark plug fitting to pressure test with. I have a torch and solder but haven't used it to solder and never have. Torch has a few nozzles and some pretty thick solder.
I can pretty much figure out how to set up the spark plug. Question is where do I get a fitting for it and how do I solder it in? Need to check my 365 and the 350 before I get parts for it. 365 Idles well but slows down when laid on either side. Engine pressure tested out fine through impulse with intake and exhaust blocked off. Need to check carb boot and gaskets.
I can pretty much figure out how to set up the spark plug. Question is where do I get a fitting for it and how do I solder it in? Need to check my 365 and the 350 before I get parts for it. 365 Idles well but slows down when laid on either side. Engine pressure tested out fine through impulse with intake and exhaust blocked off. Need to check carb boot and gaskets.
Night Jimmy. Thanks again
I can put one in the mail for ya.
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BigDaddyR
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Night Jimmy. Sweet dreams of mini-macs.
Hmmm, I would need to think about that for a bit.
The way I normally do those sort of things is find the two pieces I need to join, and then look through the hardware store plumbing department until I find the thing closest thing to working. Then cut, file, sand, ect until it works.
For soldering those sort of things, I normally get as tight a fit as possible, coat with plumbing flux before fitting together, heat until the flux starts boiling, and feed solder in until it fills the space.
If the space is too small for normal plumbing solder, I have used thin electronic solder, still with plumbing flux.
Having not pulled apart a sparkplug more recent than the 1920s, I cant give you much help on what you need.
I will try making myself one this week. We can compare notes!
Also, in case you didnt know, use an acid brush for appling flux.
It can eat skin. People get away with using their finger, but its not recomended.... LOL
The stuff is made from hydrochloric acid and zinc.....
Screwed up again !
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Not according to some people
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