X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:45:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n74.bullet.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ([98.136.44.186] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with SMTP id 3685172 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:48:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.136.44.186; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [216.252.122.217] by n74.bullet.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Jun 2009 04:47:50 -0000 Received: from [209.191.108.96] by t2.bullet.sp1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Jun 2009 04:47:50 -0000 Received: from [68.142.201.251] by t3.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Jun 2009 04:47:50 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp412.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Jun 2009 04:47:50 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 82460.89476.bm@omp412.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 29762 invoked from network); 17 Jun 2009 04:47:49 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language; b=OXPYCSMfvW9uzlEWXZHbH3TNUM8EPuAlzxBloGNz/4yI9BvPP1byUn+FoFWqUFWjmvVMs6K+gVR3PljFNhJiBrCmy+Fl8VZdqFA5Vwv4BH1oit+mUVn1Pdf8qMkO9fiTtgSdL/UV6eRZ1tKWUtODdhXcGojFf2s62TRHqcA/o5E= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Laptop) (mcmess1919@67.161.163.231 with login) by smtp122.plus.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 17 Jun 2009 04:47:49 -0000 X-Yahoo-SMTP: BONaR8OswBCRjuxVhL1OH.1rmXpu5MU- X-YMail-OSG: ewx6Im0VM1mHfTmpLhSvdKYGFsi8B3Wy_OI26EmrJzexfTv9doMU.UP7ylBNTTslRpk_e5az1uuIlN6pWWSOblk0GnWOYcThHJipYQOHT4FmQQTxb69B7U13Ht.LeO7huzOZ5rpvLpqQzOTS23NK_spiOVyGfiG1_Ov4kcDpXpQqNkT.3tDlGCjUS8JnRppn8ty9X7rX8WfjTiEIeNEdvKJFd0obfBZNSoF2O1Okti_AGjKstxTFZthf88hU9mVIkk79CnB_BHbWv0mlnoDYjETqho5tHpDgJQocukSqykTmOZ_cHxWm X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Gascolator and Injector Screens X-Original-Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:47:51 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <000901c9ef06$c5a2e8c0$50e8ba40$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C9EECC.194410C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcnvBsVWyKqwWM/kRMaxggm+rNzn1A== Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C9EECC.194410C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I recently inspected the filter screen on my Andair gascolator. It = looked clean even in sunlight with my reading glasses. Then I took a look with = a Jewelers Loop. There were many fine fibers up to =BC =93 in length that = could only be seen with the loop. I picked them out with tweezers and it took = a while. Most of the accumulation was at the base of the screen at the = lower cap. =20 When we went to the Advanced Pilot Course in Ada, Oklahoma a few weeks = ago. They made the point that more contamination is usually added than = removed when a mechanic wipes or lays the =93cleaned=94 injector screens on a = =93clean=94 shop rag. Their advice, =93don=92t clean them=94. =20 Steve Colwell Legacy with a 550N ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C9EECC.194410C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I recently inspected the filter screen on my Andair gascolator.=A0 It looked clean even in sunlight with my reading = glasses.=A0 Then I took a look with a Jewelers Loop.=A0 There were many fine fibers up to = =BC “ in length that could only be seen with the loop.=A0 I picked them out = with tweezers and it took a while.=A0 Most of the accumulation was at the = base of the screen at the lower cap.

When we went to the Advanced Pilot Course in Ada, = Oklahoma a few weeks ago. =A0They made the point that more contamination is usually = added than removed when a mechanic wipes or lays the “cleaned” = injector screens on a “clean” shop rag.=A0 Their advice, = “don’t clean them”.

Steve Colwell=A0 Legacy with a 550N

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