X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:21:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n14.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with SMTP id 3576075 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:16:24 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.206.41; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [209.191.108.96] by n14.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 Apr 2009 02:15:49 -0000 Received: from [68.142.201.245] by t3.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 Apr 2009 02:15:49 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp406.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 Apr 2009 02:15:49 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 21972.29713.bm@omp406.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 96864 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2009 02:15:48 -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=ME5/PGqIj1HM7a3vWUwW4GkEmjKywcA9HCedjIOowxIzOw0JY2eg50NMaCovbC2jBcrI2R44CnG8cOFKVjJNzyoFm/NF9iq7PPfRM2AEK53t8IOKdvUYNt8fFEONo6BShyp69Yrh24Uh8fqWCGem3i2YcYfbP23Za5kq3qNXLVc= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Laptop) (mcmess1919@72.177.77.73 with login) by smtp123.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 10 Apr 2009 02:15:48 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: E34T3ikVM1l8iS0eODeNoeTbKd2Ot2zXNH_w5lhYJWRFZJD5TxaZ7VFRBAfqz4N4JeKUA6toFV3KnFGsplziLjwEWY_kmWPEwfPPSyL50PIRo6Hi2PdEiUoCMNQTPuYdwb0KM494u6Acv.hlafB83jSqUgJVJxovlUi0R4J_bPwdfxp1oGclDxjnMbRMbdQ4FXHwNYCaQhsCO.NFNYaUF.utTzGxglBzOriMYbjCWXQSX6DGfmF1zSHxZ5QBWSEm3p7iAi_N6s2H9ogzA9xpHJVWTiox6wRKYHWU6e3U_a_QZMF6sQ-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Oil Pan Concerns X-Original-Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 21:15:48 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001b01c9b982$43f6bae0$cbe430a0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C9B958.5B20B2E0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Acm5Cd9ciPBakPXgTT68ILo31Lut8QAdpBaQ Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C9B958.5B20B2E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The dents are on the right and left sides of the pan where needed for = nose gear linkage clearance, they do not affect oil drainage. Checking = the clearance is easier with a cardboard feeler gauge since it is hard = to see even with the cowl off and using a mirror. =20 My custom denting tool was a 90 degree =C2=BE=E2=80=9D PVC elbow with a = piece of iron pipe inside it for length, angle and mass. =20 =20 Steve Colwell Legacy 550 Cont.=20 =20 =20 Does that mean that all the oil cannot go uphill over the dent when it's = time to drain it? =20 Grayhawk =20 : ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C9B958.5B20B2E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The dents are on the right and left sides of the pan = where needed for nose gear linkage clearance, they do not affect oil = drainage.=C2=A0 Checking the clearance is easier with a cardboard feeler gauge since it is hard = to see even with the cowl off and using a mirror.

My custom denting tool was a 90 degree =C2=BE=E2=80=9D = PVC elbow with a piece of iron pipe inside it for length, angle and mass.=C2=A0 =

Steve Colwell=C2=A0 Legacy 550 Cont. =

Does that mean that all the oil cannot go uphill over = the dent when it's time to drain it?

Grayhawk

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