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From: "Robert R Pastusek" <rpastusek@htii.com>
Subject: RE:  LNC2 Oil Lines
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Angier wrote:

The time has come to deal with installing oil lines from the motor to
remote Airwolf filter as well as oil cooler.
Any suggestions for where to go to have these lines fabricated?

Thanks,   Angier Ames

Angier,
I had the hoses for Jim White's remote Airwolf filter assembly made by
Aeroquip (www.aeroquip.com/). I used those that inculded fire sleeve and
stainless connections because these are pretty critical hoses. I did use
aluminum fittings on the remote filter and adaptor, however. Rationale was
that--unlike the smaller fittings--these have a good bit of material in them
and therefore not likely to fatigue crack/break like the smaller fittings
do. Not sure how valid this rationale is, but the steel fittings--that I
initially considered--add considerable weight. I mounted the remote base of
the filter unit directly to the firewall so the filter sticks forward and
angles up at the forward end when installed. I put a small "drip pan" under
the base of the filter that catches the oil and directs it into a catch can.
This is simple and works well if you have room in the LCN2. Picture
attached.

One serious caution: The oil filter has an internal spring-loaded bypass
that allows excess oil that can't get through the filter to be ported
through the bypass. If you hook up the hoses wrong, oil will flow through
the filter the wrong direction, and the bypass won't function. This will
typically show up as low oil pressure, depending on where the oil pressure
sensor is located in the system. In any case, this error is a sure recipe
for engine failure. Heads up on this.

Bob Pastusek