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| Subject: | Re: Oil capacity |
Jim,
I note that you have a Rocket and therefore the engine will be
operating nose-high on the ground. I'm not sure what effect that
has, but it would put more oil in the gearcase. Also, as I recall,
the Christen inverted system uses the oil reservoir as an oil
separator with the crankcase vent line being plumbed into it and
therefore I wold expect not much oil would remain with the blowby.
Someone report essentially no oil out the breather with such a
system. Not true? I'm certainly not an inverted system expert.
Gary
Previous post:
I just finished the 40 hour test period and the engine is broken in
as
evidenced by the lower CHTs and EGTs. My first flight I started with
12
quarts, after shutdown, I had 8. The rest of it was apparently
dumped
as my rudder was covered in clean oil.
Since then, it seems that anything over 8.5 qts or so, I loose
it. I
just find it odd that the dipstick calls for 12 quarts and I can't
come
close to that amount. I have heard from several others fellows now
and
the concensis seems to be, 8 quarts is ok.
Thanks,
Jim
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