X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:26:43 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.64.141.200] (HELO lucky.dts.local) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3069971 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:18:48 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.64.141.200; envelope-from=cjensen@dts9000.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C8FB15.1E63F954" x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: RE: [LML] Re: breather tube oil leakage X-Original-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:15:50 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <8984A39879F2F5418251CBEEC9C689B3AFD088@lucky.dts.local> In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: breather tube oil leakage Thread-Index: Acj7AdfmDwkGn6alTeySU9SYIRJBzQAE40Cw From: "Chuck Jensen" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8FB15.1E63F954 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Abe, you asked "We run 10 tractor trailers at work and have a mechanic = on staff. He thinks the oil rings have carbon build-up and suggests I = add an additive that will clean the rings of carbon. Is this a good = idea?" =20 =20 Yes, if you intend to do long haul truckin' with your lancair, otherwise = I'd be a little more cautious about throwin' junk in the gas and oil. = If you get lucky, someone will answer with facts instead of opinion, but = I'm guessing those with facts won't think its a good idea either. Chuck Jensen=20 -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of = marv@lancair.net Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:00 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: breather tube oil leakage Posted for "Abe Gaskins" : =20 =20 Scott Alair was kind enough to give me a call yesterday about my post=20 regarding my oil blow-by problem. In my haste to ask for help on the LML = I=20 said my compressions were ranging from 68 to 70 psi . Last night I = checked=20 the engine logs and found out the compressions are between 78 and 80 = psi. The=20 compressions were taken during an annual about 2 months ago. Suppose I = should=20 recheck the compressions, Thanks Scott for the help, sorry to give you = bad=20 data.=20 =20 BTW, my engine oil is clear as a bell: so clear it's difficult to = determine=20 oil level. If the issue is a bad ring or two, wouldn't my compressions=20 suffer? Could there be an issue with the oil ring? We run 10 tractor=20 trailers at work and have a mechanic on staff. He thinks the oil rings = have=20 carbon build-up and suggests I add an additive that will clean the rings = of=20 carbon. Is this a good idea? =20 =20 Abe Gaskins =20 cell 615-642-2310 =20 -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8FB15.1E63F954 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Abe, = you asked "We=20 run 10 tractor trailers at work and have a mechanic on = staff. He=20 thinks the oil rings have carbon build-up and suggests I add an additive = that=20 will clean the rings of carbon. Is this a good = idea?"

Yes, if you intend to do long haul truckin' with=20 your lancair, otherwise I'd be a little more cautious about = throwin' junk=20 in the gas and oil. If you get lucky, someone will answer = with facts=20 instead of opinion, but I'm guessing those with facts won't think its a = good=20 idea either.

Chuck Jensen

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From: Lancair Mailing = List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of=20 marv@lancair.net
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:00=20 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: = breather=20 tube oil leakage

Posted for "Abe = Gaskins"=20 = <abe@mail.mgmindustries.com>:

Scot= t=20 Alair was kind enough to give me a call yesterday about my post =
regarding=20 my oil blow-by problem. In my haste to ask for help on the LML I =
said my=20 compressions were ranging from 68 to 70 psi  . Last night I = checked=20
the engine logs and found out the compressions are between 78 and = 80=20 psi.  The
compressions were taken during an annual about = 2=20 months ago.  Suppose I should
recheck the compressions, = Thanks=20 Scott for the help, sorry to give you bad
data. =

BTW,=20 my engine oil is clear as a bell: so clear it's difficult to determine =
oil=20 level.  If the issue is a bad ring or two, wouldn’t my = compressions=20
suffer?  Could there be an issue with the oil=20 ring?  We run 10 tractor
trailers at work and have a = mechanic on=20 staff.  He thinks the oil rings have
carbon build-up and = suggests I add an additive that will clean the rings of
carbon. Is = this a=20 good idea?

Abe = Gaskins

cell=20 615-642-2310
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