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Re: Oil Tank

Subject: Re: Oil Tank
From: DaveBuzz@aol.com
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 17:32:49
Duncan,
  3 years on and no problem so far. I'll probably replace it with another bottle
---From my daughters Body Shop supply at the end of the year...

chus,
dave

> How well does the plastic cope with crankcase gas, which is probably at 250 F
and more?
> 
> Duncan McF
> 
> On Monday, May 06, 2002 2:38 AM, TroyMaynor@aol.com [SMTP:TroyMaynor@aol.com]
wrote:
> > In a message dated 5/5/02 5:36:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DaveBuzz@aol.com

> > writes:
> > 
> > << As an aside, I ran the oil tank breather pipe up to a 125ml plastic 
> > bottle

> > above the pilots footwell and into it through the neck. With some small 
> > holes

> > drilled just below the neck, this vented the breather to ambient pressure,

> > instead of suction at the bottom of the engine compartment, and collected 
> > the

> > small amount of oil that does appear from the breather, instead of spreading

> > it under the fuselage. >>
> > 
> > Dave,
> > Thanks for that nice tip. Probably needs that. 
> > Troy



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