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Forum: Glow Engines

04-01-2013, 12:08 PM

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Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

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Posted By Sport_Pilot

RE: Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

The cylineder from fin to fin is probably over 2". If so it would be about right maybe a bit smaller than the AC. But it would look odd on the smaller Brown.

Forum: Glow Engines

04-01-2013, 11:44 AM

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Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

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Posted By Sport_Pilot

RE: Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

I rhought the first Brown's were .45?

OK that was a pre production engine. The Brown production was a .60. But a much longer stroke and smaller bore than a modern two stroke .60.

Forum: Glow Engines

04-01-2013, 05:11 AM

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Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

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Posted By Sport_Pilot

RE: Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

Well perhaps they were used in a larger engine that came out later. I say larger because that plug would look really odd on an engine the size of the Brown. Perhaps one of the .60 or .90 engines back...

Forum: Glow Engines

04-01-2013, 04:19 AM

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Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

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Posted By Sport_Pilot

RE: Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

A year too early.Brown sold somethinglike 70 engines from 1933 to 34, then 5000 in 35. You could not buy a Brown in a hobby store till 35.I think Brown made his own plug on the earlier 33 to 34...

Forum: Glow Engines

03-31-2013, 12:58 PM

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Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

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Posted By Sport_Pilot

RE: Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

I think 1 1/2" is too large and 1930 too early to be a model engine plug. Mr. Brown had built his first hand made version in December of 1930 and he hand built the spark plug as well. He sold a hand...

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