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jareds(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:33 am Post subject: Puking Oil Reservoir FIXED

Leaf and the Mechanic that built my engine both agree that it is the gasket in the cap!!!

 Chalk one up for an easy fix this time rather than an engine rebuild huh??

 

 Larry Martin wrote:

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     I experienced the same thing.  It may be too full and coming out the breather hole. I my case, I did not have a gasket in the cap, so I made one.  It does need to breath though, so insure that there is a hole in the gasket not aligned with the hole in the cap and you should be set.  Look at a lawn mower gas cap.  I caution that it does have to breath or oil will not flown properly.  I learned that while draining the oil to change it.  If the cap was on too tight, the oil would not drain.

    

   Larry

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jcorner(at)shaw.ca
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: Puking Oil Reservoir FIXED

Jared



I solved a similar problem several years ago by moving the small oil tank from engine mounted to firewall mounted.

Where is your tank mounted?



Jim



Flying KF2 1100 hrs, 582 

Covering KF5 - O -235

Calgary, AB



On 1-May-07, at 7:25 AM, jareds wrote:

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		  Leaf and the Mechanic that built my engine both agree that it is the gasket in the cap!!!

Chalk one up for an easy fix this time rather than an engine rebuild huh??



Larry Martin wrote:

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		  Jared,

 

  I experienced the same thing.  It may be too full and coming out the breather hole. I my case, I did not have a gasket in the cap, so I made one.  It does need to breath though, so insure that there is a hole in the gasket not aligned with the hole in the cap and you should be set.  Look at a lawn mower gas cap.  I caution that it does have to breath or oil will not flown properly.  I learned that while draining the oil to change it.  If the cap was on too tight, the oil would not drain.

 

Larry

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dafox(at)ckt.net
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject: Puking Oil Reservoir FIXED

Jared

  

         I also had a  Rotory Valve oil tank leak,  I replaced the gasket but 

 it still leaked, not a lot, but a little seems  to spread all over and looks 

 like a lot, it so happens that it was a crack in  the cap.  I ordered two new

 caps and gaskets,  installed a new cap with new gasket, and safety  wired

 it nice and tight, and that solved the problem,  never to leak again, still

 have that other new cap and gasket if any one needs  one.  I'll be glad to

 give it to someone sense I have a 912  now.

  

                                                                              David    Kitfox IV 1200

                                                                                       Rotax  912  UL

  

  

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