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Old 05-28-2011 | 08:37 PM
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Default RE: Vintage Glow Plugs from the early days

Great show there, earlwb.

A lot of people didn't know that Champion made glow plugs way back then too:
Yes they did. In the 1950-1960 era, Champion V-2 was THE Plug. The larger ones were used mainly in those engines that were converted from spark-ignition. Around 1960 or slightly before, when engines with higher compression started hitting the market, it was not uncommon when an engine started up, for the white element to depart the plug case. Not good! [:@] I remember getting hit in the forehead and that kind of started my change over. OTOH in the Fox .19, .29, and .35s for CL, the bar on those low compression engines, with a single bypass, really ran well with the Champ. V-2.

You certainly have some that I have never heard of. Shucks, I thought that I had probably tried all the older U.S. plugs, but I was wrong.

Thanks for sharing.