X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:41:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [68.98.211.24] (HELO systems3.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2291198 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:17:52 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.98.211.24; envelope-from=cberland@systems3.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C7EA47.4BC10BF9" Subject: [LML] Legacy N132X X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:16:43 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <87C33F695961494D886EB3B6C8A4765138D28F@s3server.Systems3.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Legacy N132X Thread-Index: Acfp1wyLoBIVsaA0QCmNXsR2g7mG+QAb1xdA From: "Craig Berland" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7EA47.4BC10BF9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim Cameron wrote: Biggest problem so far is that when I first fired up the engine, it took a very long time for the oil pressure to come up. After draining it yesterday and re-filling it for its first oil change, I can't get any oil pressure at all. I've never had this problem on my factory new IO-550's, and a couple of A&P's I talked to today tell me that no way should it be doing that. Yes, I could perhaps take the filter back off, prime it with oil, and try again. That would still beg the question: what's wrong with the oil pump? Any ideas, any of you? I would be suspect of the oil suction tube being cracked or loose at the pump. Craig ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7EA47.4BC10BF9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [LML] Legacy N132X

Jim Cameron wrote: = Biggest problem so far is that when I first fired up the engine, it took = a very long time for the oil pressure to come up.  After draining = it yesterday and re-filling it for its first oil change, I can't get any = oil pressure at all.  I've never had this problem on my factory new = IO-550's, and a couple of A&P's I talked to today tell me that no = way should it be doing that.  Yes, I could perhaps take the filter = back off, prime it with oil, and try again.  That would still beg = the question:  what's wrong with the oil pump?  Any ideas, any = of you?

I would be suspect of the oil suction tube being cracked or = loose at the pump.
Craig

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