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Re: Oil Tank

Subject: Re: Oil Tank
From: McFadyean <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 13:03:47
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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