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I would recommend you check the clearance on the nose gear with the oil pan (do a gear swing) to verify you will not hit the drain with the gear.
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hafen <j.hafen@comcast.net>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 5:46 pm
Subject: [LML] Oil Drain Sumps for the Continental engine
Gents:
SAF-AIR makes a low profile 2-piece oil drain sump that can be purchased from Aircraft Spruce for about $85. The valve itself replaces the oil plug in the bottom of the oil pan and is safety wired. A screw-on opener screws onto the valve and opens the drain valve. Its handy because you can attach a clear tube to the opener, and screw the opener into the valve. Oil runs down through the tube and into the collection container rather than on to your nose gear linkage, your nose gear tire, or your shoe.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/saf_airF62.php
I used this set-up successfully for many years on my Cessna T210.
Is there any reason I would NOT want to use a similar setup on the Lancair Continental? Have any of you had experience with these suckers, good or bad, on the Lancair?
Thanks in advance,
John Hafen
N413AJ
85 hours
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