gandalfnz
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I was quite proud of myself that in my prob 5 year nitro career, I have never replaced a single Glow Plug.
Until today...
I have been having issues tuning some of my nitros, and could not figure out why some were just impossible to get running right.
Stripped down and cleaned carbs over and over again, to no avail.
Now, its worth saying that, I always do check that plug is glowing bright every now and then.
The plugs I replaced were all glowing fine, which is why I never suspected they could cause issues, however after replacing them, tuning issues went away.
In particular, two of my nitros would run fine at WOT, but would shut down and sound like they are running very very rich once the car is at a stop, often just shutting down completely after few seconds of idling.
Thinking most of the time it was my tuning that was off.
Anyone else experienced where a glow plug looks like its perfectly fine, but engine ran like poop, until you replaced it?
Has anyone got any experience with HSP N4 plugs, that you can buy for $5 on Aliexpress?
I run mostly OS#8 and I know they are excellent, but they are NZD $20 each.
Also, I am not a big fan of just replacing stuff just for the sake off it.
Thanks
Until today...
I have been having issues tuning some of my nitros, and could not figure out why some were just impossible to get running right.
Stripped down and cleaned carbs over and over again, to no avail.
Now, its worth saying that, I always do check that plug is glowing bright every now and then.
The plugs I replaced were all glowing fine, which is why I never suspected they could cause issues, however after replacing them, tuning issues went away.
In particular, two of my nitros would run fine at WOT, but would shut down and sound like they are running very very rich once the car is at a stop, often just shutting down completely after few seconds of idling.
Thinking most of the time it was my tuning that was off.
Anyone else experienced where a glow plug looks like its perfectly fine, but engine ran like poop, until you replaced it?
Has anyone got any experience with HSP N4 plugs, that you can buy for $5 on Aliexpress?
I run mostly OS#8 and I know they are excellent, but they are NZD $20 each.
Also, I am not a big fan of just replacing stuff just for the sake off it.
Thanks