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Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 8:14
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine damage
thoughts
I should have thought of what Lynn said, when
I
first posted. Check with your FBO. They'll
almost
certainly know of a shop that can analyze your oil
(from the
filter) for metallic contaminents.
The filter has already
been drained, but I didn't wash the screen. I'm quite interested to take
a closer look at it tomorrow, and even have my magnifying glass next
ready. There might well be some drilling chips from the former oil
cooler, but they should be easily distinguishable from metal from the
bearings. I figure I'll take a close look tomorrow, then clean the filter, and
reinstall it. I'll probably use cheap oil for about an hour or two on
the ground, then will look at the filter again. If it's clean, I'll fill
it with good oil, and stay in gliding distance for at least 10 hours at high
power.
Rusty
Hi, Rusty....also take along a magnet and pass it through
any of the oil you can salvage from your oil cooler or hoses or? Of
course some metals are ferrous and some are non-ferrous, but at least if you
find lots of filings sticking to the magnet, you would know there is a
problem. If, on the other hand, the magnet comes out clean, the filter looks
good, and an ail analysis is good, I feel confident enough that I would test
fly it for you. Paul
Conner