From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: iv-p oil breather tube safety concern
To: lml
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 11:00:55 -0500
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Posted for Bill Hogarty <billhogarty@direcway.com>:

For John Wright:

Thanks for taking the time to let us know about the oil breather problem.
Since there has been several "factory" mods in that area, could you let us
know approximately how far up the tail pipe your oil breather hose attaches
to the tail pipe?  Thanks, Bill Hogarty

>>Ron points out that in
> order for the engine exhaust pipe to fit into the iv-p, Lancair moves the
> location of the breather tube attachment  forward up the pipe about 5 or 6
> inches and rewelds it there. There is a lot more heat at that location
which
> promotes the oil  cooking in the end of the breather tube where it form's
a
> thick black cake of cooked oil.