joeg45
Senior Member
ok so i have a question if anyone on here has ever worked on a reciprocating aircraft engine (say like a piper warrior)? ok so im going to a school to become a licensed A&P mechanic and we were talking about spark plugs when we were troubleshooting a engine yes i know airplanes and vehicles are different in many ways but they are similar as well so basically the engine i was working on has dual spark plugs (2 per cylinder) yes it is a horizontally apposed engine and i know the engines in my truck is a "v" type engine
but this is were my question comes in the bottom spark plugs are the ones that get fouled out quicker than the top ones on a horizontally opposed engine do to oil settling when the engine is off so what we do is take them out clean them (spark plug abrasive blaster) and switch the bottom plugs and the top plugs in firing order of the cylinders to help balance out the wear so they last longer can this be done on our engines as well to help keep the spark plugs lasting longer
but this is were my question comes in the bottom spark plugs are the ones that get fouled out quicker than the top ones on a horizontally opposed engine do to oil settling when the engine is off so what we do is take them out clean them (spark plug abrasive blaster) and switch the bottom plugs and the top plugs in firing order of the cylinders to help balance out the wear so they last longer can this be done on our engines as well to help keep the spark plugs lasting longer