X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:30:42 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [137.118.16.50] (HELO smtp0.av-mx.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5408367 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:04:09 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.50; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from DennisPC (unknown [65.170.221.188]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EE3D1C0720 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:03:33 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <10AA1C6A5B5A4A7EB8198EB1A953D1F3@DennisPC> From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: L2K oil under belly X-Original-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:03:33 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_1D55_01CCF06F.4E48ED20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_1D55_01CCF06F.4E48ED20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have nearly 500 tach hours on my IO-550 EXP from Performance Engines. = I have an Andair air/oil separator. I keep the oil level between 5 and = 6 quarts. I can pull the throttle back to near idle, if needed when = descending, without getting oil on the belly. The only time I ever had oil on the belly was during initial flight = testing when I was doing zero G maneuvers to calibrate my angle of = attack indicator. Other than that time, all I get on the belly is an = accumulation of dirty exhaust that is slightly oily that I clean off = every six months or so. =20 I don't think your experience is typical, although not unheard of. =20 Good luck tracking it down, Dennis Legacy, nearing 500 hours ------=_NextPart_000_1D55_01CCF06F.4E48ED20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have nearly 500 tach hours on my IO-550 EXP from Performance=20 Engines. I have an Andair air/oil separator. I keep the oil = level=20 between 5 and 6 quarts. I can pull the throttle back to near = idle, if=20 needed when descending, without getting oil on the belly.

The only time I ever had oil on the belly was during initial flight = testing=20 when I was doing zero G maneuvers to calibrate my angle of attack=20 indicator. Other than that time, all I get on the belly is an = accumulation=20 of dirty exhaust that is slightly oily that I clean off every six months = or=20 so.

I don't think your experience is typical, although not unheard = of.

Good luck tracking it down,

Dennis

Legacy, nearing 500 hours

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