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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Air/Oil Separator on IO-550N Engine?
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Valin,  not recommended unless you can insure the air going into the =
separator is above 212 dF.  Else you will condense out water and put it =
back in your engine.
Talk to the Air Wolf folks if you want to hear more.

On Oct 10, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Douglas Brunner wrote:

My engine seems to blow a fair amount of oil (Reman, 10:1 compression) =
and I have an air/oil separator.
=20
I think it will depend on what your engine does.
=20
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of =
Paul Miller
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 1:04 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Air/Oil Separator on IO-550N Engine?
=20
Don't have. Don't need.   Virtually no oil loss from vents.  Factory new =
750TT.
=20
On 2013-10-10, at 9:58 AM, "Valin & Allyson Thorn" =
<thorn@starflight.aero> wrote:
=20
Hey LML gang, we=92re finalizing our firewall layout and the Lancair =
Legacy manual says the Continental IO-550 engine does not require an =
air/oil separator.  Still, I=92ve noticed some IO-550=92s flying with =
them and some without.  Would appreciate advice from the community on =
whether we should install one=85
=20
Thanks,
=20
Valin Thorn
Legacy Project
Boulder, Colorado
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<html><head><base href=3D"x-msg://688/"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space; ">Valin, &nbsp;not recommended unless you can insure =
the air going into the separator is above 212 dF. &nbsp;Else you will =
condense out water and put it back in your engine.<div>Talk to the Air =
Wolf folks if you want to hear more.</div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 10, =
2013, at 3:49 PM, Douglas Brunner wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-style: =
normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; =
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style=3D"page: WordSection1; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
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12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">My =
engine seems to blow a fair amount of oil (Reman, 10:1 compression) and =
I have an air/oil separator.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; =
margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I =
think it will depend on what your engine =
does.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div><div style=3D"border-right-style: =
none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: =
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0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman', serif; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, =
sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Lancair Mailing List =
[mailto:lml@lancaironline.net]<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>On Behalf Of<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>Paul =
Miller<br><b>Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Thursday, October 10, 2013 =
1:04 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a=
 =
href=3D"mailto:lml@lancaironline.net">lml@lancaironline.net</a><br><b>Subj=
ect:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>[LML] Re: =
Air/Oil Separator on IO-550N =
Engine?<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: =
0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Don't have. Don't need. &nbsp; =
Virtually no oil loss from vents. &nbsp;Factory new =
750TT.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: =
0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">On 2013-10-10, at 9:58 =
AM, "Valin &amp; Allyson Thorn" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:thorn@starflight.aero" style=3D"color: blue; =
text-decoration: underline; ">thorn@starflight.aero</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 78, =
121); ">Hey LML gang, we=92re finalizing our firewall layout and the =
Lancair Legacy manual says the Continental IO-550 engine does not =
require an air/oil separator.<span =
class=3D"apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Still, I=92ve noticed =
some IO-550=92s flying with them and some without.&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Would appreciate advice =
from the community on whether we should install one=85</span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 78, =
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Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; =
margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century =
Gothic', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121); ">Thanks,</span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 78, =
121); ">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; =
margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century =
Gothic', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121); ">Valin Thorn</span><span =
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"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
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12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 78, =
121); ">Legacy Project</span><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
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12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 78, =
121); ">Boulder, Colorado</span><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; =
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