X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 14:03:20 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp1v2.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6626571 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:50:29 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.32; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F1D7400154 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2013 09:49:56 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at av-mx.com Received: from smtp1v2.av-mx.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1v2.av-mx.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10124) with ESMTP id f4-Dk8rktZBL for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2013 09:49:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from DennisPC (65-174-0-12.dsl.volcano.net [65.174.0.12]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp1v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2013 09:49:52 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <7D6F9CAC4EA446E6A42EF0F982277F42@DennisPC> From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy IO-550 Oil Drain X-Original-Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 06:49:58 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_3F49_01CEF186.36748280" 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_3F49_01CEF186.36748280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I recently bought the same low profile quick drain as John Smith = mentioned in his posting. I haven't installed it yet, waiting for my = next oil change. =20 When I built my IO-550 Legacy, I had to use longer than standard = over-center links on the nose gear in order to get the correct angle of = the nose gear when it was down and locked. Justin, at Lancair's tech = support at the time, told me I would be unable to use a quick drain = because I would have reduced clearance. So it's possible that what = works on one installation might not work on every installation. =20 I've changed oil a bunch of times without a quick drain, and I can't = imagine that doing it that way is so bad as to justify removing the = engine in order to install the angled oil drain fitting in your photo. = I was always careful when draining the oil, trying a variety of funnels, = sometimes successfully and sometimes not. =20 I once had a professional A&P help me drain the oil. While I was = explaining to him how I used a modified funnel, he pretty much ignored = me and pulled the drain plug and just let the oil gush out all over = everything, catching some of it in an open five gallon plastic bucket. = As you can imagine, it was a real mess, with oil all over the nose gear = and on his hangar floor! When he was done, he used an air powered = engine cleaning gun like this one: http://www.harborfreight.com/engine-cleaning-gun-68290.html It mixes air from an air compressor with mineral spirits (paint = thinner). In about 30 seconds, he had the nose gear cleaner than before = the oil change. I've never repeated his techniqe since then, but I = can't argue that it seemed to work without much effort. Best, Dennis Legacy, 680 hours ------=_NextPart_000_3F49_01CEF186.36748280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I recently bought the same low profile quick drain as John Smith = mentioned=20 in his posting. I haven't installed it yet, waiting for my next = oil=20 change.

When I built my IO-550 Legacy, I had to use longer than standard=20 over-center links on the nose gear in order to get the correct angle of = the nose=20 gear when it was down and locked. Justin, at Lancair's tech = support at the=20 time, told me I would be unable to use a quick drain because I would = have=20 reduced clearance. So it's possible that what works on one = installation=20 might not work on every installation.

I've changed oil a bunch of times without a quick drain, and I = can't=20 imagine that doing it that way is so bad as to justify removing the = engine in=20 order to install the angled oil drain fitting in your photo. I was = always=20 careful when draining the oil, trying a variety of funnels, sometimes=20 successfully and sometimes not.

I once had a professional A&P help me drain the oil. = While I was=20 explaining to him how I used a modified funnel, he pretty much ignored = me and=20 pulled the drain plug and just let the oil gush out all over everything, = catching some of it in an open five gallon plastic bucket. As you = can=20 imagine, it was a real mess, with oil all over the nose gear and on his = hangar=20 floor! When he was done, he used an air powered engine cleaning = gun like=20 this one:

http= ://www.harborfreight.com/engine-cleaning-gun-68290.html

It mixes air from an air compressor with mineral spirits (paint=20 thinner). In about 30 seconds, he had the nose gear cleaner than = before=20 the oil change. I've never repeated his techniqe since then, but I = can't=20 argue that it seemed to work without much effort.

Best,

Dennis

Legacy, 680 hours

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