ASP .61 eating glow plugs
09-06-2004, 03:46 PM
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RE: ASP .61 eating glow plugs
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I have a ASP .61 which is about 10 years old but has very little time on it, may be 8-10 hrs. runtime. Reason being, the engine was for years very unreliable and would only run marginal, so I boxed it up for a number of years, until someone suggested to install a OS # 8 plug and try it. What a difference, that ASP turned with the best of them. Give a OS # 8 a try, it may work for you too.
BTW: I replaced the ASP .61 with a S.T. .90 for better performance and the ASP is for sale.
I have a ASP .61 which is about 10 years old but has very little time on it, may be 8-10 hrs. runtime. Reason being, the engine was for years very unreliable and would only run marginal, so I boxed it up for a number of years, until someone suggested to install a OS # 8 plug and try it. What a difference, that ASP turned with the best of them. Give a OS # 8 a try, it may work for you too.
BTW: I replaced the ASP .61 with a S.T. .90 for better performance and the ASP is for sale.
09-06-2004, 05:52 PM
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RE: ASP .61 eating glow plugs
Thanks for all of the suggestions and help..... I have now found that the engine has metal fragments inside... The liner appears to be flaking away... these metal specs are hitting the glow plug and causing them to short out... Will now sell the engine for parts...
09-06-2004, 06:04 PM
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RE: ASP .61 eating glow plugs
Richard:
Please pull the head and back plate, see if the bearing ball cage has come apart, and if the liner is indeed peeling.
If the ball cage has failed it's going to destroy the liner, but if the liner has peeled without foreign object damage it will be the first SY made engine (Magnum, ASP, RCV, and SY brands) I've heard of with a liner failure.
Thanks.
Bill.
Please pull the head and back plate, see if the bearing ball cage has come apart, and if the liner is indeed peeling.
If the ball cage has failed it's going to destroy the liner, but if the liner has peeled without foreign object damage it will be the first SY made engine (Magnum, ASP, RCV, and SY brands) I've heard of with a liner failure.
Thanks.
Bill.
