X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6510566 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:20:07 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.69; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=Ovik0ZiLEA7kzIpRS16xXripXDx6NPU5dbWRRQwvvEenIk1Y2OrJg21eezF9+dHq; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [71.161.219.193] (helo=[192.168.1.104]) by elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1VUNdr-0002p8-UJ for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:19:32 -0400 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-142--594154339 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Air/Oil Separator on IO-550N Engine? Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:19:31 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940b2c83a7a897df6ce94bb2eb9af0c44c6350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.161.219.193 --Apple-Mail-142--594154339 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Valin, not recommended unless you can insure the air going into the = separator is above 212 dF. Else you will condense out water and put it = back in your engine. Talk to the Air Wolf folks if you want to hear more. On Oct 10, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Douglas Brunner wrote: My engine seems to blow a fair amount of oil (Reman, 10:1 compression) = and I have an air/oil separator. =20 I think it will depend on what your engine does. =20 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? =20 Don't have. Don't need. Virtually no oil loss from vents. Factory new = 750TT. =20 On 2013-10-10, at 9:58 AM, "Valin & Allyson Thorn" = wrote: =20 Hey LML gang, we=92re finalizing our firewall layout and the Lancair = Legacy manual says the Continental IO-550 engine does not require an = air/oil separator. Still, I=92ve noticed some IO-550=92s flying with = them and some without. Would appreciate advice from the community on = whether we should install one=85 =20 Thanks, =20 Valin Thorn Legacy Project Boulder, Colorado =20 =20 --Apple-Mail-142--594154339 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Valin, not recommended unless you can insure = the air going into the separator is above 212 dF. Else you will = condense out water and put it back in your engine.

Talk to the Air = Wolf folks if you want to hear more.

On Oct 10, = 2013, at 3:49 PM, Douglas Brunner wrote:

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
Subj= ect: [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=92re finalizing our firewall layout and the = Lancair Legacy manual says the Continental IO-550 engine does not = require an air/oil separator. Still, I=92ve noticed = some IO-550=92s flying with them and some without. Would appreciate advice = from the community on whether we should install one=85

Thanks,

Valin ThornLegacy ProjectBoulder, Colorado