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The voices you hear on this subject are real!

In another life, I actually spent a lot of time herding a C-182 around the
sky. Involved in such arcane exercises, one quickly learned that filling the
trusty gas-gobbler up front to the seven (I think) quart mark meant you were
about to plate the belly with $3.00 or so of fresh oil. Didn't take long to
learn that that particular engine, a 230 HP Continental thrasher if I
remember correctly, didn't want the last quart in the airplane except when
kept in the baggage compartment.

I often wonder, when I hear someone complain that his Cessna or Piper Dakota
(same engine), is using a quart an hour, if he is slavishly trying to keep
the oil to the so called "full" mark on the dip stick. Probably.

These engines just don't need to be kept to the full mark, and in fact, it's
useless to try (unless you're a Saudi oil Sheik). They'll run forever a
couple of quarts down, so why fight it? As long as your oil pressure's OK,
and the temperature stays in the green, quit feeding the kitty (or the local
FBO).

Dan Schaefer

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