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Old 09-27-2017, 09:56 PM
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Mr Cox
 
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I have only used turbo plugs from OS an Merlin, and these are interchangable. The threaded part is a little longer on the Merlin while the conical part is the same.

There are lots of options to choose from, and the only ones to really stay away from I would say are the ones that use a regular plug, They can be made to work if the head volume is right (the Mecoa ones needs modification in a lathe) and the threads of the glow plug are sealed below the copper washer with Hylomar (or similar "form a gasket" stuff).

If you have access to a lathe you can also make you own turbo heads. Either from an old plug or as an insert for the stock clamp ring.

Below is a little line-up of heads I did for another thread on this topic. Starting from the left we have the stock Cox (low compression), Mecoa for a regular glow plug (an Enya #4 plug is in there now), a regular Cox head converted to Turbo (by me), a Valentine dedicated Turbo head and finally the Galbreath Nelson plug head;

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And here is also a turbo head I made from a stock cox .020 head, the plug is only hanging on by a thread or two (!) but it works:

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Last edited by Mr Cox; 09-27-2017 at 10:05 PM.