The plastic oil lines for the oil metering system - has anyone come up with
a way to replace the plastic with aluminum lines?

David  

        During my first flight I developed a small exhaust leak at the manifold that directed a jet of hot exhaust gases directly at my oil lines, melting them right down to the pump. I could faintly smell burning oil, but there was no evidence of a roaring-out-of-control-fire. I looked into replacing these lines with metal but found no readily available solutions, so I ran the new lines inside firesleeve (and repaired the exhaust leak). One advantage to the clear lines is that during pre-flight (with cowl off), I visually check to ensure these lines are full of oil. This is no guarantee that oil is actually flowing, but it is still worth checking.

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B
RX-9endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

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