Interesting Story on Champion Spark Plug Problems

[Yooper Rocketman]

This is a very interesting story.  My Rocket has required magneto overhauls twice in the last 1,000 hours.  Maybe this explains it.  I have just finished my annual, but looking to sign it off April 1.  Guess I will pull the cowls back off and check the plugs with this method.

 

I fly a Turbocharged Bonanza for Northwoods Airlifeline as well, and it seems it's just not as smooth as I would like running LOP (taught the procedure down at Tornado Alley after the upgrade, so pretty sure I know what I'm doing).  Anyway, I just had the local FBO check the plugs and they replaced one.  Wonder if they followed this procedure?  Guess I will find out tonight at our monthly meeting.

 

http://blog.aopa.org/opinionleaders/2015/03/19/champion-from-denial-to-acceptance/

 

 

 

Sorry folks,  I see this was already discussed in another forum;

 

http://mooneyspace.com/topic/14838-mike-busch-on-new-champion-spark-plug-design/

[KSMooniac]

I even switched to Tempest oil filters after this debacle, and having to retire a young set of Champion plugs that started failing rather quickly.  I had to change one in the field at a fuel stop with less than 100 hours TIS.  

[Deb]

Beechtalk has several threads on this:

http://www.beechtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=103287

http://www.beechtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=105061

We had 3 Champion fine wire plugs with ceramic cracks.