Larry wrote:

> John,  The sawdust idea was also a joke.  The clue was that it
> involved recommendations from a used car salesman.  Jeezzz, must I
> explain everything.  By the way, for those of you who took the super
> glue idea seriously, forget it.  Super glue, while being a great
> adhesive, will not fill voids.  Thus, I doubt if it will do much to
> help the leaking situation.  I am wondering if the thing is actually
> leaking all that oil.  I'd have to go back and get the specifics, but
> I know that my friend Jack Gocha had the problem of blowing his oil
> out the breather when running continuously at high RPM.  c-75
> converted to C-85.  The problem is with filling up to the new
> recommended oil level for the 85 hp engine.  If he runs it a quart
> low, no blow out.  By the way, the guy that owned my Coupe before me,
> fixed the problem in a very high tech way.  At the end of the breather
> tube, he attached the lower 4 inches of an aluminum coke can to the
> front gear strut.  Put it on with wire ties.  The breather tube goes
> into the coke can, and any oil that blows out is collected in the can,
> rather than blowing all over the lower part of the engine, etc.  I
> guess what I'm saying is that you need to make certain the leak is
> where you think it is, rather than something else.  Estimated cost of
> coke can $.50.  Estimated cost of engine tear down $3,000.00 plus.
> Check every alternative first.
>
> Larry
>
> John Cooper wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 00-01-05 00:00:33 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>
>> > I for one, was not serious, and I doubt if the slushing compound
>> or
>> > the super glue were either.
>>
>> OK just to clarify, the sloshing compound idea was a JOKE.  The clue
>> was that
>> it involved FLYING WITH NO OIL IN THE ENGINE.
>>
>> The super glue idea was serious, but not mine.  It may have come
>> from Light
>> Plane Maintenance, but don't hold me (or them) to that.  Tryer
>> Beware.
>>
>> John
>>
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