Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 21:10:44 -0500
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From: WINDWALKR1@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Oil sump drains on IO-550-N
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I bought a quick-drain for my IV five or six years ago, and found the same 
problem that Rick mentions on his Legacy...I stuck a glob of some kinda' putty 
on the existing drain plug and went up for a pretty good wring-out...full 
power, no power, max climbs, dives, aileron rolls, etc, and the marks left by the 
gear retraction linkage were close enough to the drain to convince me that I'd 
rather spend a few more minutes in changing oil the old-fashioned way than 
live with the possibility of losing all my oil due to an interference problem, so 
I keep the quick-drain on the shelf where it's totally safe.  

Don't forget, your engine moves around plenty in the course of complying with 
your requests...it moves fore and aft, left and right, AND with aging of the 
mounts, it settles down, reducing the clearance between it and anything 
attached to your airframe.

Think about it, then do it safely 

Ken Lanham
N144L, 'Windwalker'

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ve or six years ago, and found the same problem that Rick mentions on his Le=
gacy...I stuck a glob of some kinda' putty on the existing drain plug and we=
nt up for a pretty good wring-out...full power, no power, max climbs, dives,=
 aileron rolls, etc, and the marks left by the gear retraction linkage were=20=
close enough to the drain to convince me that I'd rather spend a few more mi=
nutes in changing oil the old-fashioned way than live with the possibility o=
f losing all my oil due to an interference problem, so I keep the quick-drai=
n on the shelf where it's totally safe.&nbsp; <BR>
<BR>
Don't forget, your engine moves around plenty in the course of complying wit=
h your requests...it moves fore and aft, left and right, AND with aging of t=
he mounts, it settles down, reducing the clearance between it and anything a=
ttached to your airframe.<BR>
<BR>
Think about it, then do it safely <BR>
<BR>
Ken Lanham<BR>
N144L, 'Windwalker'<BR>
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