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Ed, Thank you. I've read about this one before in Coupe Capers (I think), and it sounds like a good idea. I think this one deserves my serious consideration to further reduce the oily belly syndrome that we all love to hate. Dan N3968H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dan Hall @ cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Coupe-List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Dirty Belly - Oil level mystery > > Dan and Tim, > > Please take a good read through > http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/oil_blow_out.htm > > I'll suggest that if you install the elbow extension, you'll solve your > problems with oil coming out the breather tube. Especially with an > O-200. > > The fellow I write about who had SEVERE oil blow-out also had an O-200. > There IS a relationship. I THINK it's because of the higher rpms you > turn with the O-200 but there may be some other cause. > > Ed Burkhead > http://edburkhead.com/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove the QQQ) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Hall @ cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:37 PM > To: Tim and Martha Briggs; [email protected] > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Dirty Belly - Oil level mystery > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Tim, > I have an O-200 and see something similar from time to time, typically > from > one 'initial' check to another. For a long time I thought I was seeing > things, but have since concluded that my Coupe is just playing with my > mind. > It's good to hear that I'm not the only 'nut' out there is experiencing > something similar. > > Nothing like having an INCREASE in the oil level after a flight (level > goes > from 4 to 5 quarts). I've had that happen several times. At first I > thought I was hallucinating (nope). > > I have a theory that some of the oil may get trapped in the spin on > STC'd > oil filter from time to time and doesn't drain down into the sump, but > that's not based on anything other than a guess since I can't think of > any > other reason for it. > > I never put more than 5 quarts in my Coupe anymore, since anything more > ends up blowing out the breather & onto the planes belly (yuck). > > Do you have a spin on oil filter or oil cooler? I have a spin on oil > filter and no oil cooler. My oil cap only goes on one way, so that's > out. > > I'd love to hear if anyone actually knows why this happens. This ought > to > be good for a few stories and wise cracks about our sanity. Hey, if > anyone > asks I only claim to be marginally sane. However my observation is that > 'marginally sane' puts me well ahead of most. ;-) > > Dan > N3968H > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim and Martha Briggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:31 PM > Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Dirty Belly - Oil level mystery > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Ercoupers: > > > > I have a question concerning the oil level in my O-200. The crankcase > > breather has a hose that carries blown oil down to the bottom of the > engine > > compartment. I'm spewing a lot of oil into the nose bowl and out onto > the > > belly. The max capacity is 6 quarts. After the plane has sat > overnight, I > > pull out the dipstick without wiping and the oil level indicates a > certain > > quantity - say 5 quarts. I wipe the dipstick clean and re-insert to > its > max > > depth, then pull it out again and it indicates at least a quart less. > How > > is this possible? Today for example, the initial quantity (without > wiping) > > indicated 5.5 quarts. I wiped clean and re-checked and it indicated 4 > > quarts. I added one quart and flew to Santa Monica (about a 1.4). > Upon > > arrival, my nosewheel pant and nose bottom had a lot of oil on them. > Same > > thing on the flight back. Any ideas as to what's going on here?? > Which > oil > > level would you believe? I'm now thinking the initial check is the > correct > > one. > > > > Tim > > > > 1950 Ercoupe 415G > > > > > ======================================================================== > ==== > == > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > > > ======================================================================== > ====== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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