---------------------------------------------------------- RotaxEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 01/02/10: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:34:24 AM PST US From: Catz631@aol.com Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:12:51 AM PST US From: "Kevin Klinefelter" 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 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:59 AM PST US From: Paul McAllister Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: 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 ________________________________ From: Kevin Klinefelter 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... ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:40:14 AM PST US Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: oil vent 9xx series engines From: "lucien" [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 -------- LS Titan II SS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=279744#279744 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:55:45 AM PST US From: Graham Singleton Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: 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 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:58:38 AM PST US From: george may Subject: RE: RotaxEngines-List: 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 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free=2C trusted and rich email service. ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 02:24:38 PM PST US From: "Robert C Harrison" Subject: RE: RotaxEngines-List: oil vent 9xx series engines Hi! Kevin Watch out you don't finish up with crank case pressure. Regards Bob Harrison G-PTAG _____ From: owner-rotaxengines-list-server@matronics.com [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? 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