X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:01:48 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm22.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com ([98.139.91.92] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with SMTP id 5426828 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:39:07 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.139.91.92; envelope-from=randylsnarr@yahoo.com Received: from [98.139.91.63] by nm22.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Mar 2012 18:38:30 -0000 Received: from [98.139.91.53] by tm3.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Mar 2012 18:38:30 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1053.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Mar 2012 18:38:30 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 717489.92487.bm@omp1053.mail.sp2.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 28630 invoked from network); 3 Mar 2012 18:38:30 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=DKIM-Signature:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:Received:References:In-Reply-To:Mime-Version:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Message-Id:Cc:X-Mailer:From:Subject:Date:To; b=FB/iUgFCQNjg2rQ+DEC1NYvcCXIKHlWEQM5qLizcwBBV36L/i3LymfJxTODMF3YLSwLCNObZrTJYcPCec82/u9UIe3aP4GhAaa8dK/imeb/ePOOB2Ep3SC2DkAU3jl1AX5MYLMrxEMuT2ntL8rj57hStZZ97S0w2v1E0sHrdzVI= ; X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: f1TKm5cVM1kGiR1w2VMenb9jT4O44ywW9CNsxzyYO1hYsK5 subnlcC7LbmLE7qCjklVYtEwQCOel2FeV4f8fOmRW4dN8MCTeddxVpZToRjB KluGdxFAyRWEViBRe2AHlIxgr_OOZF05e9LhmbH9lfpT02R4DmzRXej.Eogx QjJHtDtlNqu5hqmYAN1wkHSdZhYYd_4SxIfWnFeoVfYsAxmfjWmtGGlJtbqE QZuhlHHArmk3xmU0QtSqse7q4eYryipayBTWB6U._hoeV8YPnXjr_LDy2DD3 wvnJNNy0LgT4G7J0nAw9jKBAdKLfymvkHdN.6wo867Kr1u_0kVnw9WswUs9. lBXolWtqfpsWTlIyMa87toro7gT8l3V3D7mq2Ao4lwkQp4J.VZSVbrjgo_3V HrK.39bHljTLXoLb3KurBDwUZvgiHizhYRB6cTzwr6rDbIAZskk8TVyDDWQf BzPaPCFia6fi8ZlL9X5odufluFrvEe2Pfft1W561C1Z8- X-Yahoo-SMTP: tg4YEXeswBAq79ZTs5A79J5zDY9lAVNV Received: from [192.168.144.103] (randylsnarr@74.191.76.105 with xymcookie) by smtp117-mob.biz.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 03 Mar 2012 10:38:29 -0800 PST References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-601CF44E-5A95-488C-980D-081E16849C11 X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Cc: "lml@lancaironline.net" X-Mailer: iPad Mail (9A334) From: Randy Subject: Re: [LML] Re: L2K oil under belly X-Original-Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 13:38:37 -0500 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List --Apple-Mail-601CF44E-5A95-488C-980D-081E16849C11 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Another neat trick is to buy a cheap flashlight that emits that black light .= Makes fresh oil glow green in the dark... Randy Snarr Sent from my iPad On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Tony Moradian wrote: > Awesome. >=20 > Thank you Bruce. >=20 >=20 > =20 > Tony Moradian > Legacy L2K330 > N444HL > From: Bruce > To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:34 PM > Subject: [LML] Re: L2K oil under belly >=20 > 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 e= ngine, look for leak, fix leak, respray with foot powder, test again, clean e= ngine, go fly. > =20 > Why foot powder? It=E2=80=99s only $1.50 a can, much cheaper that the $20 z= yglo powder most A&P want to use and works just as well. > =20 > Bruce > WWW.Glasair.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of pau= l miller > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:01 AM > To: lml@lancaironline.net > Subject: [LML] Re: L2K oil under belly > =20 > 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 s= ource. 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 repa= ired, I have zero drops on the hangar floor and zero oil on the belly. I ha= ve no separator. I keep the level around 7. I have a factory new 550TT en= gine. Hope that helps as a data point. > =20 > Paul > Legacy RG > Spruce Creek > =20 > On 2012-02-20, at 11:41 AM, Tony Moradian wrote: >=20 >=20 > Hello All, > =20 > I have about 100 hours on my Legacy now. Air/oil separator installed and t= uned. I keep the oil level at or below 6 quarts. It still spits it out und= er the belly. I try to keep the decents powered (No less than 17" MP), and i= try to keep the climbs not too steep. > =20 > Is this something that i have to live with (Common trait among Legacies?) > =20 > Any input will be appreciated. > =20 > Tony Moradian > Legacy L2K330 > N444HL > =20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-601CF44E-5A95-488C-980D-081E16849C11 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Another neat trick is to b= uy a cheap flashlight that emits that black light . Makes fresh oil glow gre= en in the dark...
Randy Snarr


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On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Tony Moradian <tmoradia@yahoo.com> wrote:

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Awesome.

Thank you &nbs= p;Bruce.


 
Tony Moradian
Legacy L2K330
N444HL
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From: Bruce <BGray@glasair.org>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent:<= /span> Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:34 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: L2K oil under belly
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O= ne neat trick for tracing oil leaks is to clean and dry the engine, spray the engine with foot powder (aerosol type), l= et dry to a white powder, run engine, look for leak, fix leak, respray with foot powder, test again, clean engine, go fly.
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W= hy foot powder? It=E2=80=99s only $1.50 a can, much cheaper that the $20 zyglo powder most A&P want to use and works just as well.
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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behal= f Of paul miller
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2= 012 9:01 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: L2K oil u= nder belly
 
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I have exhaus= t only on the belly.  I did have one oil leak that was at the rear of the engine for 300 hours.   No amount o= f cleaning could track the source.   Recently, I changed the starter adap= ter 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.
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Paul
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Legacy RG
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Spruce Creek<= /span>
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On 2012-02-20= , at 11:41 AM, Tony Moradian wrote:
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=20
Hello All,
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=20=
I have about 100 hours on my L= egacy 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.=
=20
 
=20=
Is this something that i have t= o live with (Common trait among Legacies?)
=20
 
=20=
Any input will be appreciated.=
=20
 
=20
Tony Moradian
Legacy L2K330
N444HL
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