X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:07:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wolverine.webiness.com ([65.61.103.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5475559 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:15:08 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.61.103.66; envelope-from=brent@regandesigns.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=default; d=regandesigns.com; h=Received:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:Subject:Content-Type; b=heOSGly09+jLTkFYO+5LN2DYOA5L6kVzr2iBgCvCOGtJ3jfOE6Q74oLS0ChnGkZsoQDv/sFH0vKXbWtYPy5TiCS1OT7G+EfiPL2AfD6Udaq8S593pZoGqMVsCMxgPHkA; Received: from 50-37-93-160.mscw.id.frontiernet.net ([50.37.93.160] helo=[192.168.1.103]) by wolverine.webiness.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SHckS-0005hi-0F; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:12:48 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <4F844E4E.40209@regandesigns.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:14:22 -0700 From: Brent Regan User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:11.0) Gecko/20120327 Thunderbird/11.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET, Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: Engine Start Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------030709010709020004050106" X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wolverine.webiness.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - regandesigns.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030709010709020004050106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Angier, Remove the bottom plugs and crank the engine with the throttle wide open and the fuel at cutoff until the oil pressure gauge starts to twitch. This will bleed the air out of the oil lines and filter. Charge the battery while you reinstall the plugs. Check the oil level and add as needed. Chock the mains and start the engine. Grin profusely. Regards Brent Regan In a message dated 4/8/2012 9:37:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time, N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET writes: In preparation for first engine start (Lycoming IO360), I'll be draining preservation oil and replacing with mineral oil and the question is how much to put in... If I add to the 6qt level on the dipstick, the oil lines plus the cooler and Air Wolf filter will be empty and should stay that way theoretically, until the Vern-a-therm valve opens at 180deg. So initially, is 6qts too much, just right? And in this day and age, is straight mineral oil still the way to go? The engine was run for 1hr at the Lycoming factory when new. Angier Ames N4ZQ --------------030709010709020004050106 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Angier,

Remove the bottom plugs and crank the engine with the throttle wide open and the fuel at cutoff until the oil pressure gauge starts to twitch. This will bleed the air out of the oil lines and filter. Charge the battery while you reinstall the plugs. Check the oil level and add as needed. Chock the mains and start the engine. Grin profusely.

Regards
Brent Regan

In a message dated 4/8/2012 9:37:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time, N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET writes:
In preparation for first engine start (Lycoming IO360), I'll be draining preservation oil and replacing with mineral oil and the question is how much to put in...
If I add to the 6qt level on the dipstick, the oil lines plus the cooler and Air Wolf filter will be empty and should stay that way theoretically, until the Vern-a-therm valve opens at 180deg. So initially, is 6qts too much, just right? And in this day and age, is straight mineral oil still the way to go?
The engine was run for 1hr at the Lycoming factory when new.

Angier Ames
N4ZQ

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