Pneumatic Spark Plug Cleaner (TEST and REVIEW)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ส.ค. 2017
- Does it work?? In this video we try out our Central Pneumatic spark plug cleaner. We give it a TEST and our REVIEW.
Cleaner found here: amzn.to/2hnZDS1
Blast Media: amzn.to/2ho15DX
This cleaner does abrasive cleaning or air cleaning with just the turn of a switch. Simply hook your compressor hose to the cleaner, insert the plug in the opposite end, set the switch for abrasive or air cleaning, push the start button, and get ready to return plugs to a like-new condition. ■Abrasive blasting removes carbon build-up on spark plugs ■Abrasive material is supplied ■Flange on each side lets you fasten the cleaner to your workbench.
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I have used these units since Christ was a Corporal. They work really well if you do it right. After putting the spark plug into the rubber insulator rock the plug back and forth while turning it in a circular motion. That way the entire electrode area is cleaned in a uniform manner. Very easy to do and plugs will come out quite clean. Mechanics of all sorts have used these for literally generations. After cleaning the plug, move the selector to the "air only" position and it will clean off any residue before you take the plug out of the cleaner. You won't have to mess around with a blow gun unless you want to. Once done, re-gap the plug and install. And don't believe the baloney about running spark plugs for 100,000 miles! They should be removed and cleaned every 15 to 20 thousand miles. If you leave plugs in an engine too long they will/can build up a carbon ring at the end of the electrode area which may strip out the threads in the head. I do mine no more than 10K miles.
Rick
As of 5/24 they are no longer going to be at harbor freight. I picked up an extra one on clearance for $6.
Might have to pick one up.
I bought one from harbor freight years ago. It works great, I do use blow gun after, just in case. Works much better than using wire brush.
+1 👍 use a wire brush to clean the threads.
Aviation sparkplug blasters also have an electric coil to check the spark in a pressurized chamber.
I usually end up with a fair pile of fouled sparkplugs from snowmobiles.
All will clean up great using a aircraft blaster.
The bench top Central Pneumatic is a pale comparision to the $800 aircraft blaster.
I find that when spark checking blasted plugs usually 1/4 to 1/3 of them have a feeble spark that only arcs in one spot
Those you throw away.
Good info!
I use baking soda in a home made unit. I wonder if the Pneumatic would work with baking soda. The sand scares me if some sand didn't get out while cleaning if with air. The lever on the side is for only sand and only air.
if you're worried you can always use ground walnut shells as blast media.
Thanks for posting and sharing. Soda Blaster Modification?? If you fabricated a less porous bag to replace the cloth bag I believe it may be possible to use blasting soda in place of sand. The factory supplied cloth bag may be too porous for blasting soda. Possibly making a 'bag' from an old inner tube would work to hold the media in. Rubber cement might aid in getting a good seal at one end of a modified inner tube. (Alternately a wooden circle slightly larger in diameter than the deflated and cut inner tube along with a hose clamp would be an option to plug one end) The plug cleaner's clamp in it's factory location could secure the opposite diagonal cut end of the ( motorcycle/ moped) inner tube. Stretched over the present bag attachment point on the body of the plug cleaner the inner tube should provide a good seal. If the inner tube was cut before and after the valve stem... The stem ( with valve core removed) could serve as a pressure relief valve to vent the 90psi air from the side of the plug cleaner. A piece of rubber or plastic hose could be fitted over the stem to direct exhaled air to a suitable waste container (5 gal.? / 20 liter? ) pail placed on the floor below the cleaner. The pail (with a hole,for hose to enter, pushes drilled into lid) could contain two quarts or two liters of water to keep exhaled soda dust from fouling the shop and your personal respiratory system. New soda could be poured into the cleaner by way of the hole supplied for spark plug placement . (Small funnel may be needed) Using blasting soda would eliminate the sand grit folks worry about getting into an engine combustion cylinder.
Blasting soda may also be gentler on the porcelain and platinum/ irridium plating of the plugs. ??
I don' t have a need for this tool but possibly my ideas may be a modification project that interests you, or others who possess this cleaner. Thanks for reading this comment.👍
I think I would use walnut shells before soda, I’m in aviation and used some and it leave a a lot of residue that you have to clean up up but I guess that’s not a big deal. I’ve love walnut shells they work extremely well
Hold it in hand with sock up and while blasting roll the plug around and back and forth. Not spinining the plug but push the back end of the plug up or down the making a rolling circle and the plug will come out looking new. The make sure you clean the threads and down inside it with carb cleaner and air. I have been using the same plugs in 2 stroke bikes for over 10 years. Once you learn how to use it, it works perfectly.
Thanks for the feedback Randy! Hope this helps others.
I have one. It works MUCH better mounted vertically then used horizontally.
Great input!! Thank ypu!
it won't work properly if used horizontally, it has to be used vertically.
What grit size is the media
General Aviation mechanics have been using these for years, and they work rather well for that application as they have larger diameter spark plugs auto plugs are rather small for this application
Thanks for the information Terry!
Yes.
And domestic engineers have used these units on brass bath-plugs for decades.
eBay sells a lot of these around Mothers Day.
Just joking.
Good review and useful comments.
(Unlike mine)
Whats your preferred method for cleaning spark plugs?
Wirebrush by hand and than Sandpaper.
I like to use the brake clean, wire brush, a small FILE Hobby Set,
and I use the, DREMEL TOOL, as well... 👍
I need contacts of the manufacturer or agents
I went and tried mine vertical and horizontal and it still cleaned just ok...…….. put it at a 45* and it cleans much faster for me on my setup
Good suggestion! Others should try it for themselves, but I like your thinking!
I had to tilt the plug cleaner to a 45* angle ………. took it apart last week and found out why, the linkage inside slipped and wasn't feeding right
these are copies or clones of the old vixen plug cleaner made by earl manufacturing that was first made back in the 1950's. i have a real vixen that was made in the 80's and i use it all the time. a few observations from your video: the air valve will leak if the unit is full of abrasive, you have it sitting sideways and you press the button with it disconnected from the air. what happens is abrasive will get stuck in the valve, making it leak, but as soon as you blow air through it, it will stop leaking. the abrasive lasts longer than you think, you can clean hundreds of plugs before you need to change the abrasive. the lever on the side is a selector, when it is pointed up you get the full abrasive blast. when it is rotated back you get air without abrasive to blow the residue out of the plug. when blasting a plug don't hold it stationary, rock it around in a circle and it will clean better. changing the abrasive with the unit bolted to a wall is easy, just put a container under the unit, remove the clamp and catch the old abrasive in the container. put the bag and clamp back on and fill the unit with abrasive using a funnel through the top cleaning port. another thing i do is spray the dirty plugs with engine starting fluid to degrease them before blasting, keeps the abrasive from clumping up with oil. i always blow them out with a blow gun afterwards just to be safe.
Thank you for the advice! No experience with these so it is very helpful, thank you!
Excellent, helpful, practical remarks
how does it work
It does clean off the carbon as you would expect, but beyond that, not so much. Check out the reviews of others: amzn.to/2hnZDS1
Skip to 5:45 to see it work.
Do it takes a lot of media....👍👍👍👍👍
I was told they will crack the insulator in the end of the plugs.
Thanks for the feedback! Have you used one much?
@@All4HimRacingVideos No. Just remember what they said about them back in the 70's.Guess it would be determined by how high the air pressure is set on. To high may crack them.
@@charlescoker7752 I would not be concerned, the aluminum silicate ceramic insulators found on todays' spark plugs are a quite bit harder and tougher than older mineral/clay porcelain insulators used in the past. It takes a lot of force to crack one way more than unfocused fine media at 90psi would produce. Those tips live inside your combustion chamber and withstands millions of ignitions over their life time.
Rather use blowtorch bcuz i got nasty carbon-built-in. I avoid pneumatic cleaner at all cost because it needs air compressor station.
Wire brush does better i have one I think it junk.
wire brush leaves metal trails to ground out on ..... I tried that and seen all the metal on the ceramic
a wire brush wont hit the ceramic where carbon builds up causing shorts. thats the bad thing on 2 strokes. a lot of people use a torch to burn it off too. I'd prefer this for $15 instead of using a torch though.
YOU GOT IT WRONG !!! With all due respect, you shouldn't do a video about a product unless you know what the function is of the levelers you are talking about. At 7:10 you talk about the "Tab" being pushed forward to give you "More bang for your Buck?" NO NO NO ! That lever seals the air bleed inside to switch from abrasive circulation to direct air blow to clean off the abrasives off the tip of the plug you just used to remove the carbon. If you looked at it and moved your "Tab" before you put the bag over it, you would have been able to see it has a specific function other than, "More Bang for your buck." Just because someone is a Christian, it doesn't entitle them to be wrong and mis inform others' Please take a closer look to confirm what I'm saying and do the right thing. I challenge you to be a good Christian to take down and edit your video and re post it. Proverbs 11 says, “Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” :)
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