X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:22:56 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n30.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.207.49] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with SMTP id 3411616 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:10:25 -0500 Received: from [68.142.200.226] by n30.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Jan 2009 18:10:24 -0000 Received: from [68.142.201.248] by t7.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Jan 2009 18:10:24 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp409.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Jan 2009 18:10:24 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 216813.63589.bm@omp409.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 22150 invoked from network); 5 Jan 2009 18:10:24 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language; b=jM5XzJxWzHP2mDmcRlZVcRNRjV19FDXHNiuuNsuKzckIppKlzf0MqmbyLVTiylVta40mitdVkcjf5qDnVaou0pygVDAF0PqLEgzw49nIdkt1Mkzzwu4GocSE8K2IsVkv6ZMgZ+xL3cA5MJ1LuMdaqilv1Q65uCV2twIqQjvzxlo= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Laptop) (mcmess1919@24.153.224.247 with login) by smtp113.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 5 Jan 2009 18:10:23 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: O_TH.2wVM1nqL7iZEX8a8R.RIP6C9cx4kSUJ6YVg7cROODAwjhUyh1f53DSQMUHmtnyXklE3gi0ebooxdPejYqc_T0c86HxYT6K1g558ES2smRxcxW5.pKgtu_G.gGKfJXU2XKVjR54SBJgnNZ5EUqamwGK4w3BcTp7MF64gpcFzEZdamQi3JN5LphJIEvnxcFs- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: water in the oil sump X-Original-Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:10:23 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <001401c96f60$e124aaf0$a36e00d0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C96F2E.968A3AF0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AclvW7I/GR6NDnyRQXWyZz9NuDZ6KAAAvIOw Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C96F2E.968A3AF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Colyn, I am using a Lancair Brake Fluid Reservoir that looks like it holds about 3 oz. So far my Andair Air/Oil Separator has collected almost no moisture or oil. My 550 has about 40 hours since top (pistons, rings and hone). Previously, you may recall I was blowing so much oil out the breather that no measurement was necessary, but that is another story. My Lycoming O-360 in the RV-6 with 1300 hours uses a quart of oil in 15 hours and will catch about 1.5 oz of 75% oil and 25% water in 25 hours. Winter flying will add maybe a half oz of water for 2 oz total. Steve Colwell Legacy and a very nice RV-6 for sale https://www.barnstormers.com/cat.php?mode=search Hi Steve, I do have a cooler door and was able to get oil temp over 200 on the last flight, at 12,500. The other day I was running at 32" at 4,500 for 45 minutes and couldn't get it that high even with the cooler door closed. Question for you: how much water do you see in the catch tank and how does that compare with the amount of oil you get? b.t.w. how big is your catch tank? Colyn __________ NOD32 3735 (20090104) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C96F2E.968A3AF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Colyn,

I am using a Lancair Brake Fluid Reservoir that looks = like it holds about 3 oz. So far my Andair Air/Oil Separator has collected = almost no moisture or oil. My 550 has about 40 hours since top (pistons, = rings and hone). Previously, you may recall I was blowing so much oil = out the breather that no measurement was necessary, but that is another = story.

My Lycoming O-360 in the RV-6 with 1300 hours uses a = quart of oil in 15 hours and will catch about 1.5 oz of 75% oil and 25% water in = 25 hours. Winter flying will add maybe a half oz of water for 2 oz = total.

Steve Colwell Legacy and a very nice RV-6 for sale = https://www.b= arnstormers.com/cat.php?mode=3Dsearch

Hi Steve,

&= nbsp; I do have a cooler door and was able to get oil temp over 200 on the = last flight, at 12,500. The other day I was running at 32" at = 4,500 for 45 minutes and couldn't get it that high even with the cooler door = closed.

Question for you: how much water do you see in the catch tank and how does = that compare with the amount of oil you get? =

b.t.w. how big is your catch tank?

Colyn<= o:p>

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