Date: 28 Sep 2004 17:08:11 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: [Saab_c900] abrasive/air-powered spark plug cleaners - are they any good?
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:50:41 +1000 (EST), Craig's C900 Workshop <c900nospam.apana.org.au> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > This one is completely out of my depth - I have come across an air-powered > abrasive spark plug cleaner being sold by an Australian seller: > I've never seen anything like this before, and since there are plenty of > cons and scams around with respect to the automotive business, I was > wondering if any of you have experience with spark plug cleaners like the > one in the Ebay listing I mentioned? They sandblast the insulator, which makes them more permeable, which makes them absorb non-insulating things. > How often can a set of spark plugs be abrasively cleaned before they have > to be replaced by a new set? Are there better ways to clean spark plugs so > they can be re-used (after re-gapping, etc.)? How often do you replace spark plugs because they're _dirty_? For me, that's not the reason, so I'd say this is a solution in search of a problem. Spend the 10 bucks on a new set. Dave Hinz
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