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--- Ercoupe Hangar Flying <[email protected]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > ---------------------------- > From: "N161LH 3B9" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: "N161LH 3B9" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Get the lead out... > > Hi there 'Coupers, > > Well, my birdie sailed through her annual with, > well, flying colors. > > My AP mentioned something which I thought I'd pass > along. I'm sure this is > not news to most of you, but I thought I'd share it > for the less > mechanically savvy among us. > > As I've mention previously, this is the first year > I've had to run mostly > 100LL in my baby, since until recently we've had 80 > on the field. So I've > been watching carefully for any signs of lead build > up. So far, so good. > > My AP mentioned to me that if I really wanted to be > careful about the lead > building up, frequent oil changes would really help. > Now, I know about the > fuel additives, but this was the first that it > dawned on me about the oil -- > oh, DUH. In any event, my AP recommends changing > the oil every 20 hours (I > had been doing it every 25, so I'm not far off) to > avoid valve problems. He > says that he's also seen improvements in the plugs > as well when this is > done; he's not sure why, except that perhaps if > there's just a little oil on > the plugs and it burns off, it would leave the lead > behind. > > So, I will be following that advice. I'm proud to > report that I even know > how to change my own oil now. Baby steps for you > folks, I know, but five > years ago I wouldn't have know what a carb was if > you'd hit me in the head > with it, so it's big progress for me! > > Leslie Holbrook > Alon A2 N161LH (Flying Colors #1) > Chester, CT 3B9 > > Hello Coupers, For those who may have more interest in the "oil change" subject, the Cessna 150 has the Cont. 0200 which is a blood relative to the C-90, C-75 and C85 engine. Recently, there has been much discussion pertaining to the oil change intervals as well as the type oil being used in the 0-200 engine (particularly on the subject of sticking valves). Anyone interested? Just log on to www.cessna150-152.com and click on Forum, then messages. Subject is "Valves sticking in flight" or very close to that. Lively discussion...just like Coupers. Take Care, John Newman __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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