Return-Path: Received: from smtp805.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.168.184] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with SMTP id 3075938 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:06:31 -0500 Received: from unknown (HELO Davidscmptr) (dcarter11@sbcglobal.net@66.138.57.136 with login) by smtp805.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 12 Mar 2004 17:06:30 -0000 Message-ID: <044e01c40854$4d937140$6401a8c0@Davidscmptr> Reply-To: "David Carter" From: "David Carter" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: oil metering system-plastic vs metal lines Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:06:03 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 ----- Original Message ----- > The plastic oil lines for the oil metering system - has anyone come up witha way to replace > the plastic with aluminum lines? < < < > > > It's not clear that aluminum would be that much of an improvement. If you are going to go through the trouble to change > them - go steel. > > FWIW, > > Al How about the tiny tubing used for mechanical oil pressure gages? Isn't that tiny tubing steel? That would seem to be in the ball park on size for the oil injector system. (?) David