X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:34:10 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.glasair.org ([65.75.24.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTPS id 5408477 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:42:09 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.75.24.102; envelope-from=BGray@glasair.org Received: from gray1 by mail.glasair.org (VisNetic.MailServer.v9.1.4.1) with ESMTP id FSK35932 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:41:32 -0500 From: "Bruce" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: L2K oil under belly X-Original-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:41:31 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <59A7BBD0F1194F01A19FF6D97AE5BCD1@gray1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00DC_01CCF08D.C1D57AB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00DC_01CCF08D.C1D57AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit One neat trick for tracing oil leaks is to clean and dry the engine, spray the engine with foot powder (aerosol type), let dry to a white powder, run engine, look for leak, fix leak, respray with foot powder, test again, clean engine, go fly. Why foot powder? It's only $1.50 a can, much cheaper that the $20 zyglo powder most A&P want to use and works just as well. Bruce WWW.Glasair.org -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of paul miller Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:01 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: L2K oil under belly I have exhaust only on the belly. I did have one oil leak that was at the rear of the engine for 300 hours. No amount of cleaning could track the source. Recently, I changed the starter adapter and found studs that needed repair and the leak was from the bottom of the adapter. With that now repaired, I have zero drops on the hangar floor and zero oil on the belly. I have no separator. I keep the level around 7. I have a factory new 550TT engine. Hope that helps as a data point. Paul Legacy RG Spruce Creek On 2012-02-20, at 11:41 AM, Tony Moradian wrote: Hello All, I have about 100 hours on my Legacy now. Air/oil separator installed and tuned. I keep the oil level at or below 6 quarts. It still spits it out under the belly. I try to keep the decents powered (No less than 17" MP), and i try to keep the climbs not too steep. Is this something that i have to live with (Common trait among Legacies?) Any input will be appreciated. Tony Moradian Legacy L2K330 N444HL ------=_NextPart_000_00DC_01CCF08D.C1D57AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

One neat trick for tracing oil = leaks is to clean and dry the engine, spray the engine with foot powder (aerosol = type), let dry to a white powder, run engine, look for leak, fix leak, respray with foot powder, test again, clean engine, go = fly.

 

Why foot powder? It’s only = $1.50 a can, much cheaper that the $20 zyglo powder = most A&P want to use and works just as well.

 

Bruce
WWW.Glasair.org

-----Original = Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing = List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On = Behalf Of paul miller
Sent: Tuesday, February = 21, 2012 9:01 AM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: L2K = oil under belly

 

I have exhaust only on the belly.  I did = have one oil leak that was at the rear of the engine for 300 hours.   No = amount of cleaning could track the source.   Recently, I changed the starter = adapter and found studs that needed repair and the leak was from the bottom of = the adapter.  With that now repaired, I have zero drops on the hangar = floor and zero oil on the belly.  I have no separator.  I keep the = level around 7.   I have a factory new 550TT engine.  Hope that = helps as a data point.

 

Paul

Legacy RG

Spruce Creek

 

On 2012-02-20, at 11:41 AM, Tony Moradian = wrote:



Hello All,

 

I have about 100 hours on my Legacy now.  Air/oil = separator installed and tuned.  I keep the oil level at or below 6 quarts. =  It still spits it out under the belly.  I try to keep the decents = powered (No less than 17" MP), and i try to keep the climbs not too = steep.

 

Is this something that i have to live with (Common trait = among Legacies?)

 

Any input will be appreciated.

 

Tony Moradian
Legacy L2K330
N444HL

 

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