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1. 06:25 PM - Engine Dipstick 2200 (James Missler)
2. 06:51 PM - Re: Engine Dipstick 2200 (Keith Pickford)
3. 08:11 PM - Re: Engine Dipstick 2200 (jetboy)
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| Subject: | Engine Dipstick 2200 |
I recently started test flying my Kitfox 3 with Jabiru 2200 # 976 and Jrinc
e 64-28 prop. Everything is going fine except that I can not easily remove
the dipstick when hot. I like to moniter oil level after each flight but ha
ve to wait till it cools down or use a pliers which is difficult. I have re
moved about .030" from the thread outside diamater of the plastic cap and u
sed a #16 thread file to cut them a little deeper with no results. I also p
ut some grease on the threads with no improvement. Has anyone else had this
problem and what did you do to correct it? Thanks for your help.
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| Subject: | Re: Engine Dipstick 2200 |
Don't do it up so tight - the alloy expands with the heat and tightens it
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Regards
=C2-
Keith
--- On Mon, 3/8/09, James Missler <misslerfarms@msn.com> wrote:
From: James Missler <misslerfarms@msn.com>
Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Dipstick 2200
Received: Monday, 3 August, 2009, 1:24 PM
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I recently started test flying my Kitfox 3 with Jabiru 2200 # 976 and Jrinc
e 64-28 prop. Everything is going fine except that I can not easily remove
the dipstick when hot. I like to moniter oil level after each flight but ha
ve to wait till it cools down or use a pliers which is difficult. I have re
moved about .030" from the thread outside diamater of the plastic cap and u
sed a #16 thread file to cut them a little deeper with no results. I also p
ut some grease on the threads with no improvement. Has anyone else had this
problem and=C2- what did you do to correct it?=C2-=C2- Thanks for yo
ur help.
Windows Live=84=A2: Keep your life in sync. Check it out.
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| Subject: | Re: Engine Dipstick 2200 |
Everyone seems to have the same difficulty and it is not about it being over tight
to start with but the threads hold firm when it is hot.
Best just to live with it as its hard to get a valid reading off a recently run
engine or after adding oil for quite some time. On the other hand if you leave
it a few days the oil from filter / cooler drains back increasing the reading
on the stick above the actual qty. available.
Ralph
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Ralph - CH701 / 2200a
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