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Title: Glow Plugs
Post by: Bob Whitely on December 03, 2012, 06:49:43 PM

Trying to find some plugs for Wasp .061 little engines but no luck
Tried Tower but couldn't find any.  Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Bob

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: Hoss Cain on December 03, 2012, 07:15:28 PM

Oh Please spread the word if you know where. I need some too.   y1

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: Garf on December 03, 2012, 07:23:23 PM

Merlin and MECOA

http://www.merlinglowplugs.com/Aircraft.html

http://mecoa.com/acc/glowplug/glowplug.htm

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: ray copeland on December 03, 2012, 07:36:29 PM

Also, Kitting it Together , Larry has the Galbreath stuff!  As a last resort, cox plugs will fit and work, tee dee style may work best.  I believe the clamp supplied with the wasp only can use the older style norvel cold plug which is smaller in diameter than the newer norvel plugs.

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: Tim Wescott on December 03, 2012, 07:44:08 PM

For some reason "Kitting it together" always makes me think "re-kitting".  That should not be interpreted as the remotest slam against Kitting It Together -- rather, just an insight into my undoubtedly twisted brain.

Bob: I hope you find what you need.

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: kenneth cook on December 03, 2012, 07:44:21 PM

          Hobby people still carries the stock plugs. You can drill out the head clamp to take Merlin plugs. I did that with some of my Glo Bee head clamps. Ken

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: Trostle on December 03, 2012, 08:06:57 PM

Another place to look at the MECOA site is:  (This shows adapters)

http://www.mecoa.com/acc/adaptors/index.htm

The Doug Galbreath site that has adapters and Nelson plugs for the Norvel and AP Wasp motors:

http://www.the-printer.net/DookCat.html#Nelson%20engine

Norvel engines are available.  Unfortunately, they do not list glow plugs separately.  They do have an adapter for "standard" plugs.  Any glow plugs that fit the Cox engines will work on Norvel and the AP Wasp engines.  The Norvel site is at:

http://www.nvengines.com/

And if all else fails, why not ask me.

Keith

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: Trostle on December 03, 2012, 11:45:30 PM

And Norvel sells the plug inserts.  I think these fit the AP Wasp

http://www.nvengines.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=66&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=65

Keith

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: Andrew Tinsley on December 04, 2012, 03:11:14 AM

Conrad Electronics do the Wasp plugs, but they are located in Germany. By far the best bet are the Nelson plugs with the Galbreath heads. They give increased performance, due I think to increased compression ratio (May even need some extra head shims if this gets too high). The Nelson plugs last forever. I have not managed to burn one out yet! The Merlin head and plugs work well too. They had a deal of three plugs and a head for the price of three plugs (more or less). Same hint about more head shims if compression gets too high.

Regards,

Andrew.