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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Safety Oil Filter & Dipstick?
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 08:26:18 -0500
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Joe, my oil filter is safety wired (aircraft type with provisions for doing 
so), but not my dip stick.  For one thing the only way my dip stick could 
come out is for the top of it to poke through my cowling ("Plugs Up" 
installation)- not too likely.

Ed

Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Hull" <joeh@pilgrimtech.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 1:26 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Safety Oil Filter & Dipstick?


>I had a pre-DAR inspection by an EAA tech counselor and another long time
> L-EZ driver last week.  They both recommended that I safety wire the oil
> filter and dip stick. I can see their reasoning and agree with it.but I
> don't recall ever seeing it done on other rotary installations.
>
> Anyone have any insight here? (yep, safety wiring the dip stick makes
> checking the oil a little difficult - I think the point was to figure out 
> a
> way to keep if from vibrating out.
>
> Thanx,
> Joe Hull
> Cozy Mk-IV #991 (preping for DAR inspection - details, details)
> Redmond (Seattle), Washington
>
>
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