Where to buy Colortune plugs in nz?

[Ae92typeX]

Does anyone know where to get some colortune plugs in nz?
My uncle had a set years ago and they were pretty useful, but he does not have them anymore.

for those not knowing what I am on about:

'What is the Colortune?
The Colortune is a sparkplug that takes the guesswork out of setting mixture screws, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than an EGA. The theory behind the Colortune is quite simple. Mixtures with differing fuel/air ratios will burn with different colors. You already know this, if you've ever adjusted a gas burner, Bunsen burner, welding torch, whatever. Rich mixtures burn yellow or orange, whereas mixtures with the correct fuel/air ratio will burn a bright blue. Wouldn't it be nice if you could peek inside the combustion chamber of a running engine to look at the flame color as you tweak the mixture screws? With the Colortune, you can. The Colortune is a sparkplug with a transparent window that lets you observe the flame color in a running engine. The basic operation is quite simple. With the engine running, turn the mixture screw out until you obtain a yellow flame (rich). Then, turn the mixture screw in until the flame just turns blue. This is the correct mixture screw setting for best performance. Obviously, this is repeated for all cylinders'. (http://www.morrowmarsh.ca/concours/tech ... ortune.htm)

[CozmoNz]

omg thats so cool

[evil_si]

havent seen these for years, like 12 years or so.

older car shops may have them?

[Ae92typeX]

havent seen these for years, like 12 years or so.

older car shops may have them?

yea, thats probably about when I last used them. Will have to do a old car shop mish of auckland some time. Found several online overseas places, nowhere local yet.

[ollieboy]

I know a guy who sells them in chch, hes closing down soon so might have got rid of them but I will have a look tomorrow probably when I go in.

[NA Drifter]

I have a set of them!
yeah they are great.... i tune a scooter and a lawn mower with it..
as they only have 1 spark plug which is alot easy to tune...
tyr it on a Mini engine, damn, is so hard... as the mini got twin SU carbs which makes things harder...

by the way, here is the address on the instruction manual... hope it helps

Gunson's Colourplugs LTD.
66 Royal Mint Street, London, E.I.

also just did a search on the net.. see like http://www.gunson.co.uk/ is their website??

[Ae92typeX]

Last thing I tuned with them was my mighty allegro.
To be honnest, with the mini engines I think its better to follow vizzards instructions. But if things are a little different than standard/not using a SU, they could be handy.
Cheers for the link NA Drifter- I hadnt seen that one. cant see prices on that one unfortunatly, nice of them to have a pdf manual for me to read however
If you do see them and prices ollieboy, post it back up here.
Online they tend to cost ~ $60-$100NZD depending on version & not including postage.
Im not really in dire need however, just would like it as an addition to my tools. Might just keep looking on trademe every now and then
Cheers

[pidge]

TM hint - set up a favourite search and have TM let you know when a listing is put up.

[Ae92typeX]

TM hint - set up a favourite search and have TM let you know when a listing is put up.

yeah, a handy thing that...problem is I get about half of trademe emailed to me each morning I have so many watchlist items lol ...then I visit it about 4 times a day as well...stoopid addictive computers

[ollieboy]

Sorry It took so long but I live along way from the shop. I asked the guy and he said he had those plugs for 15 years and nobody inquired about them and because hes closing up shop he got rid of them a few months back so sorry man he doesnt have them anymore.

[fangsport]

an ol' school V8 parts supplier could be the go, or get in touch with a few of the old boys, as they would be the most likely to have these available to them.

[Dell'Orto]

Try maybe Pro Parts in Palmy, or Road n Track in the Hutt, both bogan orientated shops

[ollieboy]

Oh, also the guy said that the people who used to import them (Syme Co. I think he said) no longer import them so you will probably have to get them from England.

I will talk to my Uncle, he lives in England and I will see if he has seen them round or if he can go have a look for them.

[Ae92typeX]

Cheers for the effort/tips,
not in any rush at all really, especially now its 'poor xmas seasion' where my little amount of cash goes no where...roll on the new year
Ive got lots (or most) rellies over in uk, but expect it wont be any cheaper than afew sites I found overseas to order from.
Still got an auto search on trademe also.

...I should probably worry more about getting the aw finished!

[atmosports]

Try Burton's or QED in England they had them last time I checked & will probably be as cheap as anywhere else. Last set my old man got years ago came from Symes(sp?) but that was ages ago, but he said try burtons as well.