Fireball Plugs- where to get them

Hi Guys,
I am just getting back to my beginnings and I am trying to find out how to contact the people who make Fireball plugs. My local hobby shop said he would stock them IF he knew where to get them. He said Horizon and Great Planes don't carry them . Please email me directly at [email protected]

Thanks,
Mike

best price is:
http://www.lonestar-models.com/index.shtml

Go to the e-### and type glow plugs, they are allways there and for
a decent price.

I don't mean to slam Fireball, but....my first try burned out almost immediately. Maybe it was a one in a hundred occurance. Personally I'd recommend Thunderbolt plugs which you can get from Hobby People at a pretty reasonable price. Sig plugs are pretty good too if you can get them. I also use the Merlin Plugs a lot (almost exclusively actually), but I am not sure if they have a nationwide distributer for the aircraft plugs.

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You can get them from Lone Star Balsa they sell them by one $1.65 each or $15.85 per dozen.

http://www.lonestar-models.com/

Your local hobby shop can order them from SIG.

Bob Furr

Alan: I have had very good luck with Fireball Hots (red seal), except for chilly weather starting. But no problems with durability.

Guess my battery is too hot. I keep burning them out before engine can fire. Have even used an RC(sic) power panel. DOC

Ok, I gather the Fireball Hot plugs are pretty good. They certainly are inexpensive. (See, I didn't say cheap.) But do you get the long or the short reach plugs? Say for a Fox 35? A beginner asking...
Nick Vanmatre

Hi Nick,
Generally, short-reach plugs are for .09-size engines and amaller, although some .15s need short-reach plugs, too.

Sometimes you can fine-tune your compression ratio by swapping a long plug for a short, or vice-versa. If substituting a long plug in a small engine, be sure to check for piston clearance . . .

In an article I came across 25 or so years ago, it said that Fireball plugs had excellent elements and terrible seals (while Taylor plugs had mediocre elements and good seals). This was for racing events, the magazine was British. I imagine the seals would be OK for low-powered Stunt engines, though.

I've bought some, haven't used them intensively, haven't had one blow a seal as yet.

Well, I got a dozen of the Fireball Hot. Purchased off of ebay for $20 plus shipping. Of course, now I wish I had known that you can get them from LoneStar Balsa --mailorder for about $18 per dozen and cheaper shipping. Ok...I learned my lesson.
Nick Vanmatre