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1. 05:34 AM - Re: Rotax Training Requirements and Your LSA (Catz631@aol.com)
2. 07:12 AM - oil vent 9xx series engines (Kevin Klinefelter)
3. 07:37 AM - Re: oil vent 9xx series engines (Paul McAllister)
4. 07:40 AM - Re: oil vent 9xx series engines (lucien)
5. 07:55 AM - Re: oil vent 9xx series engines (Graham Singleton)
6. 10:58 AM - Re: oil vent 9xx series engines (george may)
7. 02:24 PM - Re: oil vent 9xx series engines (Robert C Harrison)
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| Subject: | Re: Rotax Training Requirements and Your LSA |
Happy New Year to you too Roger !
I have flown my Kitfox more than any of the other 14 planes I have owned.
It is a lot more fun! It's not as practical for a cross country but if I want
to do that I 'll jump on a "smoker"( and wait in line forever)
I've been working on airplanes since I was 25 and almost had my A&P, but
had to go to work, so I feel real comfortable doing my own work. We have 3
AI's and at least 5 other A&P's at my field so there is no problem with
expertise or sign off's.I have my CFI so we pretty much swap off services.
Your article was excellent and I agree with you 100%. As I have mentioned
earlier, most of the problems Lockwood has faced with this engine has been
created by A&P's working on them without knowledge of the differences between
them and Lyc/Cont (i.e.: without Rotax training) This was mentioned in the
first day of class. I don't work on the Rotax engine as much as you
do,thus,the refresher course.
Keep the good stuff coming!
Dick Maddux
912 UL
Milton,Fl
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| Subject: | oil vent 9xx series engines |
Hello All,
I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my plane that comes from
the vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a simple air/oil
separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and since I
am experimental...
Anyone have a simple design?
Happy New Year
Kevin
Europa XS
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| Subject: | Re: oil vent 9xx series engines |
Hi Kevin,
I have the same problem. I have some oil separator designs that the Canard guys
shared with me, but the general consensus was that oil separators, (homemade
or otherwise) don't work that great.
Some of the Canard guys were simply re directing the crank case vent line to point
at the exhaust pipe, so when a drip of oil came out, it fell on the outside
of the exhaust and simply burned off. I am thinking of trying something like
that for my installation.
Cheers, Paul
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From: Kevin Klinefelter <kevann@gotsky.com>
Subject: RotaxEngines-List: oil vent 9xx series engines
Hello All,
I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my
plane that comes from the vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a
simple air/oil separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and
since I am experimental...
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| Subject: | Re: oil vent 9xx series engines |
[quote="kevann(at)gotsky.com"]Hello All,
I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my plane that comes from the vent
tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a simple air/oil separator?
The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and since I am experimental...
Anyone have a simple design?
Happy New Year
Kevin
Europa XS
> [b]
Just out curiosity, do you know what's causing the venting in the first place?
Don't know about the 914, but my 912ULS only vents a whole bunch in case I've
overfilled the tank or do a lot of unusual attitude flying. I.e. practicing power-on
stalls usually oils up the belly and tail pretty good.....
It should otherwise vent only a very little bit and shouldn't be enough to really
oil the plane up.....
LS
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LS
Titan II SS
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| Subject: | Re: oil vent 9xx series engines |
Paul McAllister wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> I have the same problem. I have some oil separator designs that the
> Canard guys shared with me, but the general consensus was that oil
> separators, (homemade or otherwise) don't work that great.
>
> Some of the Canard guys were simply re directing the crank case vent
> line to point at the exhaust pipe, so when a drip of oil came out, it
> fell on the outside of the exhaust and simply burned off. I am
> thinking of trying something like that for my installation.
>
> Cheers, Paul
Hello mate
don't think I'd do that, better to put it inside the exhaust? If you had
a big leak/vent it might catch fire and oil fires are extremely hard to
put out.
Graham
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| Subject: | oil vent 9xx series engines |
I run my oil tank vent line into a small plastic bottle (with a vent hole i
n it) to catch the venting oil. Seem to work in eliminating th mess on the
fuse
George May
601XL 912s
From: kevann@gotsky.com
Subject: RotaxEngines-List: oil vent 9xx series engines
Hello All=2C
I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my
plane that comes from the vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have mad
e a
simple air/oil separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey a
nd
since I am experimental...
Anyone have a simple design?
Happy New Year
Kevin
Europa XS
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| Subject: | oil vent 9xx series engines |
Hi! Kevin
Watch out you don't finish up with crank case pressure.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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[mailto:owner-rotaxengines-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Kevin
Klinefelter
Sent: 02 January 2010 15:11
Subject: RotaxEngines-List: oil vent 9xx series engines
Hello All,
I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my plane that comes from the
vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a simple air/oil
separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and since I am
experimental...
Anyone have a simple design?
Happy New Year
Kevin
Europa XS
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