X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:49:35 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6510369 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:35:51 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.67; envelope-from=douglasbrunner@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=rzDMtv2o6xW/fHxBqAyLS3Qt9muRp0ZMOd/wWhJN3+xsmqmELo8FB7tTqDVRbSE9; h=Received:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [98.204.78.83] (helo=DougsVAIO) by elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1VUM0y-0004ix-2n for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:35:16 -0400 From: "Douglas Brunner" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Air/Oil Separator on IO-550N Engine? X-Original-Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:35:19 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <003b01cec5ef$dae85d40$90b917c0$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003C_01CEC5CE.53D6BD40" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ac7F2ruG5hm7tRqfRnGFk3rNcxf5pQAFPaMg Content-Language: en-us X-ELNK-Trace: ad85a799c4f5de37c2eb1477c196d22294f5150ab1c16ac0eab4a5d23dc2aa85347a3fc6d4593ee99f395e08d453921d350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 98.204.78.83 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01CEC5CE.53D6BD40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My engine seems to blow a fair amount of oil (Reman, 10:1 compression) and I have an air/oil separator. I think it will depend on what your engine does. 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? Don't have. Don't need. Virtually no oil loss from vents. Factory new 750TT. On 2013-10-10, at 9:58 AM, "Valin & Allyson Thorn" wrote: Hey LML gang, we're finalizing our firewall layout and the Lancair Legacy manual says the Continental IO-550 engine does not require an air/oil separator. Still, I've noticed some IO-550's flying with them and some without. Would appreciate advice from the community on whether we should install one. Thanks, Valin Thorn Legacy Project Boulder, Colorado ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01CEC5CE.53D6BD40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My engine seems to blow a fair amount of oil (Reman, 10:1 = compression) and I have an air/oil separator.

I think it will depend on what your engine = does.

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?

Don't have. = Don't need. Virtually no oil loss from vents. Factory new = 750TT.

On = 2013-10-10, at 9:58 AM, "Valin & Allyson Thorn" <thorn@starflight.aero> = wrote:

Hey LML gang, we’re finalizing = our firewall layout and the Lancair Legacy manual says the Continental = IO-550 engine does not require an air/oil separator. Still, I’ve = noticed some IO-550’s flying with them and some = without. Would = appreciate advice from the community on whether we should install = one…=

Thanks,=

Valin Thorn=

Legacy Project=

Boulder, Colorado=

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