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Post  nitroairplane Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:12 am

I don't have a lathe but I was wondering would it be possible to turn .049 heads down to .010 sieve and if so would they fit well enough to run.
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Post  Admin Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:16 pm

You could probably turn one out and make it fit. I would think it would have lower compression since the element hole is much larger then the element hole in a actual .010 head. Are you running out of spare .010 heads?
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Post  Carl Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:52 pm

you would have to think about the element body and the ceramic insulator. like said above, the compression would be less then a normal 010 plug.
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Post  GermanBeez Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:57 pm

you would also have to consider, that you would have to cut a VERY precise thread, in order to make
a good seal. if the thread thickness (the ridges) doesn't match the inner thread of the cylinder,
there's a chance of pressure loss.i guess it could work, but i'd rather look around for some original heads, to
save myself any frustrating drawbacks, if they don't work. (thus wasting a perfectly good 049 head)
just my opinion.
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Post  nitroairplane Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:00 pm

Ok, I was just wondering I have enough .010 heads and Matt,Bernie and Reggie stock them as well as MECOA and several local and eBay sources.
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