---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/03/16: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:18 AM - Lycoming Oil Screen (Harry) 2. 10:51 AM - Re: Lycoming Oil Screen () 3. 11:11 AM - Re: Lycoming Oil Screen (vanremog@aol.com) 4. 12:25 PM - Re: Lycoming Oil Screen (Lee Johnston) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:18:34 AM PST US From: Harry Subject: RV-List: Lycoming Oil Screen Helping a friend on the condition inspection on his RV-7with Lyc 0-360 we ran into a problem trying to reinstall the oil screen plug that I have not encountered or heard of before. It seems that just as the plug is snugged up hand tight against the new crush gasket it feels as if it has bottomed out solid against something and cannot be torqued the appropriate additional 135 degrees even with a wrench. We called on the assistance of a third very experienced A&P/AI who confirmed what we encountered but is just a baffled as we are. We all individually inspected both internal and external threads and verified that the screen itself appears to be properly seated at both ends and each tried multiple times to refit the plug to the point that I began to feel that we were just demonstrating Einstein's definition of insanity. Anybody ever encountered this before or have any helpful ideas. Harry Crosby ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:51:02 AM PST US From: Subject: Re: RV-List: Lycoming Oil Screen Hi Harry: I have a similar experience with my 0320-E2D. I have attributed it to wear from re-torqueing over the life of the engine/screen housing. That's just my conjecture, no scientific fact though. What I have done to compensate is install two crush washers. Allows me to torque to spec with no leaks. Jeff Orear RV6A N782P Peshtigo, WI ---- Harry wrote: > Helping a friend on the condition inspection on his RV-7with Lyc 0-360 we ran into a problem trying to reinstall the oil screen plug that I have not encountered or heard of before. It seems that just as the plug is snugged up hand tight against the new crush gasket it feels as if it has bottomed out solid against something and cannot be torqued the appropriate additional 135 degrees even with a wrench. We called on the assistance of a third very experienced A&P/AI who confirmed what we encountered but is just a baffled as we are. We all individually inspected both internal and external threads and verified that the screen itself appears to be properly seated at both ends and each tried multiple times to refit the plug to the point that I began to feel that we were just demonstrating Einstein's definition of insanity. Anybody ever encountered this before or have any helpful ideas. > > Harry Crosby > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:11:54 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Lycoming Oil Screen From: vanremog@aol.com U291bmRzIGxpa2UgYSB0b2xlcmFuY2Ugb3IgY29tcHJlc3Npb24gc2V0IGlzc3VlLgoKU2VudCBm cm9tIGEgZ2FsYXh5IGZhciBmYXIgYXdheS4uLgoKSGFycnkgPEhDUlY2QGNvbWNhc3QubmV0PiB3 cm90ZToKCj5IZWxwaW5nIGEgZnJpZW5kIG9uIHRoZSBjb25kaXRpb24gaW5zcGVjdGlvbiBvbiBo aXMgUlYtN3dpdGggTHljIDAtMzYwIHdlIHJhbiBpbnRvIGEgcHJvYmxlbSB0cnlpbmcgdG8gcmVp bnN0YWxsIHRoZSBvaWwgc2NyZWVuIHBsdWcgdGhhdCBJIGhhdmUgbm90IGVuY291bnRlcmVkIG9y IGhlYXJkIG9mIGJlZm9yZS7CoCBJdCBzZWVtcyB0aGF0IGp1c3QgYXMgdGhlIHBsdWcgaXMgc251 Z2dlZCB1cCBoYW5kIHRpZ2h0IGFnYWluc3QgdGhlIG5ldyBjcnVzaCBnYXNrZXQgaXQgZmVlbHMg YXMgaWYgaXQgaGFzIGJvdHRvbWVkIG91dCBzb2xpZCBhZ2FpbnN0IHNvbWV0aGluZyBhbmQgY2Fu bm90IGJlIHRvcnF1ZWQgdGhlIGFwcHJvcHJpYXRlIGFkZGl0aW9uYWwgMTM1IGRlZ3JlZXMgZXZl biB3aXRoIGEgd3JlbmNoLsKgIFdlIGNhbGxlZCBvbiB0aGUgYXNzaXN0YW5jZSBvZiBhIHRoaXJk IHZlcnkgZXhwZXJpZW5jZWQgQSZQL0FJIHdobyBjb25maXJtZWQgd2hhdCB3ZSBlbmNvdW50ZXJl ZCBidXQgaXMganVzdCBhIGJhZmZsZWQgYXMgd2UgYXJlLsKgIFdlIGFsbCBpbmRpdmlkdWFsbHkg aW5zcGVjdGVkIGJvdGggaW50ZXJuYWwgYW5kIGV4dGVybmFsIHRocmVhZHMgYW5kIHZlcmlmaWVk IHRoYXQgdGhlIHNjcmVlbiBpdHNlbGYgYXBwZWFycyB0byBiZSBwcm9wZXJseSBzZWF0ZWQgYXQg Ym90aCBlbmRzIGFuZCBlYWNoIHRyaWVkwqAgbXVsdGlwbGUgdGltZXMgdG8gcmVmaXQgdGhlIHBs dWcgdG8gdGhlIHBvaW50IHRoYXQgSSBiZWdhbiB0byBmZWVsIHRoYXQgd2Ugd2VyZSBqdXN0IGRl bW9uc3RyYXRpbmcgRWluc3RlaW4ncyBkZWZpbml0aW9uIG9mIGluc2FuaXR5LsKgIEFueWJvZHkg ZXZlciBlbmNvdW50ZXJlZCB0aGlzIGJlZm9yZSBvciBoYXZlIGFueSBoZWxwZnVsIGlkZWFzLgo+ Cj4KPkhhcnJ5IENyb3NieQo+Cj4K ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:25:57 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Lycoming Oil Screen From: Lee Johnston I think this may be your problem. My experience is that it fits into a recep tacle inside the engine and has to be nested in there and not caught on the e dge of it or it won't be far enough in to tighten the plug. It's tricky. Yo u have to place it in by hand, the carefully put the other end in the depre ssion in the plug without letting it fall out of the receptacle before you t ighten. Hope this makes sense. --LeRoy Johnston RV6A Esperanza 1060 hours. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2016, at 1:17 PM, Harry wrote: > > Helping a friend on the condition inspection on his RV-7with Lyc 0-360 we r an into a problem trying to reinstall the oil screen plug that I have not en countered or heard of before. It seems that just as the plug is snugged up h and tight against the new crush gasket it feels as if it has bottomed out so lid against something and cannot be torqued the appropriate additional 135 d egrees even with a wrench. We called on the assistance of a third very expe rienced A&P/AI who confirmed what we encountered but is just a baffled as we are. We all individually inspected both internal and external threads and v erified that the screen itself appears to be properly seated at both ends an d each tried multiple times to refit the plug to the point that I began to f eel that we were just demonstrating Einstein's definition of insanity. Anyb ody ever encountered this before or have any helpful ideas. > > Harry Crosby > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.