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Jim I think this is true regarding coolant, but not oil. The engine quickly
seizes if you pump the oil overboard. I am basing this on Ken Welter's
experience, who had oil cooler connection failure two times I
believe.
Hans Conser
Right you are
Hans. When my oil cooler split, I reduced throttle within just a few
seconds I believe. From examining the engine later, it was clear that
a seizure was immanent. I think I heard that you could go maybe 20
seconds at high power before the side housing executed a
suicide squeeze play on the rotors.
The good news
(according to Ken), is that you can let the engine cool for a short period of
time, then crank it again for another burst of power, and you can repeat this as
needed to help stretch your glide. This is a very good thing to keep
in your bag of emergency tricks.
Cheers,
Rusty (ebay
luck improving)
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