You can buy the same stuff from Maplins in UK. Price about a fiver for a
massive tube.
Its called heat sink compound.
Probably not officially approved but does the same job at a fraction of the
price.
Carl pattinson
G-LABS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald J. Parigoris" <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Europa-List: Rotax plug compound
> <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
>
> Rotax really makes you work at discovery of important things through their
> hard
> to deal with update old manual with Service bulletins, Alerts etc.
>
> Latest one I found (I pretty much have been reading a little from new to
> old) is
> they want you to use silicone thermal conductive paste on the spark plug
> threads. (think ~ 1998) Not using this paste indicates bad things can
> happen
> like pre ignition due to hot spots and hurt plugs.
>
> Looking up the price of the Rotax offering is well over 100$ for a small
> tube.
>
> I talked to Lockwood, and seems you can use Silicone heat conductive paste
> Radio
> Shack sells.
>
> Ron Parigoris
>
>
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