Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:01:19 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [206.246.194.60] (HELO visi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 763234 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:38:15 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.246.194.60; envelope-from=rpastusek@htii.com Received: from [69.143.106.10] (HELO cp172883-b.arlngt01.va.comcast.net) by visi.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with SMTP id 60996527 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:34:52 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Bob Pastusek" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] Engine Oil Change X-Original-Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:37:41 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001301c51dcc$f7798f80$6601a8c0@cp172883-b.arlngt01.va.comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C51DA3.0EA38780" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C51DA3.0EA38780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message Re: Bryan's "Changing the engine oil and the filter on the TSIO550E engine can be a real mess ... " You failed to specify what type of Lancair you have. I answered for my IV-P, where the clearance under the oil pan to the retracted nose gear strut is less than one inch. If you're building a different model, this may not be a factor...on the other hand, if you're one of those folks trying to shoehorn a 550 into a Legacy, you probably have more "fit" issues than the clearance of an oil drain plug... Bob P ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C51DA3.0EA38780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 Re: Bryan's=20 "Changing the engine oil and the filter on the TSIO550E = engine can=20 be a real mess ... "
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You failed to specify what type of Lancair you have. I answered = for my=20 IV-P, where the clearance under the oil pan to  the retracted nose gear strut is=20 less than one inch. If you're building a different model, this may = not be a=20 factor...on the other hand, if you're one of those folks trying to = shoehorn a=20 550 into a Legacy, you probably have more "fit" issues than the = clearance of an=20 oil drain plug...
 
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