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| Subject: | Re: Inverted Oil system overboard line |
--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Jim Stone" <jrstone@insightbb.com>
Thanks Fred,
I wonder if I should expect the same with my IO-540.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "FRED LAFORGE" <fred.laforge@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Inverted Oil system overboard line
> --> Rocket-List message posted by: "FRED LAFORGE"
> <fred.laforge@verizon.net>
>
> Jim, I have the Christian inverted oil system in my RV-4. I just ran a
> hose
> out near the exhaust. it hardly has any oil film on the inside of the
> hose.
> I really dont loose oil through the breather.
> Fred LaForge RV-4 0-360 CS EAA Tech Counselor
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Stone" <jrstone@insightbb.com>
> To: <rocket-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Rocket-List: Inverted Oil system overboard line
>
>
>> --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Jim Stone" <jrstone@insightbb.com>
>>
>> Rocket guys with inverted systems,
>> I'm trying to figure a better way to get rid of oil from the inverted oil
>> tank overboard line. I've considered running a 3/4 inch line all the way
>> back to the tail and decided that there would be too many holes and a lot
>> of weight. Some folks have run a line down to and almost touching the
>> exhaust pipe near the cowl exit. This method is simple but I think with a
>> quart of oil exiting the tank, a lot of smoke and fumes would be
>> generated, not to mention a potential for fire.
>> I'm thinking the best way to go is to weld a short piece of 3/4"SS tube
>> at
>> a 30-45 degree angle to one of the exhaust pipes and hook the hose to
>> that. My concerns are one, what happens in the event of a backfire? And
>> two, how hot will that SS tube get that is attached to a hose, IOW, will
>> the hose withstand that kind of temps.
>> Thanks,
>> Jim Stone
>> Louisville
>>
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>>
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