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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IO 550 oil dip stick
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yeah it did, onto the belly.


On Dec 26, 2013, at 2:35 PM, Paul Miller <pjdmiller@gmail.com> wrote:

> Another way you can cross check is comparing oil added after a change. =
 When I add 8 qts with a new filter I read something between 7-8 on the =
stick after a leak check ground run.  I run at that 7-ish level without =
much change in 25 hours, maybe half or one quart gets consumed or tossed =
out somewhere.
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> Paul
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> On 2013-12-26, at 14:21, George Wehrung <gw5@me.com> wrote:
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>> All,
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>> If you all have the IO 550 you might want to continue to read.  As =
the discussions continued on oil separators, breathers, etc I was =
becoming concerned.  Someone mentioned having the correct dip stick.  In =
my paperwork I found a TCM service bulletin regarding dip sticks and =
that you need to check to ensure you have the correct one installed.  I =
couldn=92t find a part number on ours.  So I ordered one. =20
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>> When I compared the two, I noticed that they were almost a quart =
apart.  It would seem that I was overfilling according the new gauge, =
which might explain all of the oil on the belly of our plane. =20
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