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kevann(at)gotsky.com
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:12 am Post subject: oil vent 9xx series engines

Hello All,

 I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my  plane that comes from the vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a  simple air/oil separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and  since I am experimental...

 Anyone have a simple design?

  

 Happy New Year

 Kevin

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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:37 am Post subject: oil vent 9xx series engines

Hi Kevin,



I have the same problem.  I have some oil separator designs that the Canard guys shared with me, but the general consensus was that oil separators, (homemade or otherwise) don't work that great.



Some of the Canard guys were simply re directing the crank case vent line to point at the exhaust pipe, so when a drip of oil came out, it fell on the outside of the exhaust and simply burned off.  I am thinking of trying something like that for my installation.



Cheers,  Paul

From: Kevin  Klinefelter <kevann(at)gotsky.com>



Subject: oil vent 9xx series engines



         Hello All,

 I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my  plane that comes from the vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a  simple air/oil separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and  since I am experimental...



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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:39 am Post subject: Re: oil vent 9xx series engines

 	  kevann(at)gotsky.com wrote: 	
		  Hello All,

 I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my  plane that comes from the vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a  simple air/oil separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and  since I am experimental...

 Anyone have a simple design?

  

 Happy New Year

 Kevin

 Europa XS

	




Just out curiosity, do you know what's causing the venting in the first place? Don't know about the 914, but my 912ULS only vents a whole bunch in case I've overfilled the tank or do a lot of unusual attitude flying. I.e. practicing power-on stalls usually oils up the belly and tail pretty good.....



It should otherwise vent only a very little bit and shouldn't be enough to really oil the plane up.....



LS

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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:55 am Post subject: oil vent 9xx series engines

Paul McAllister wrote:

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		   Hi Kevin,



 I have the same problem.  I have some oil separator designs that the 

 Canard guys shared with me, but the general consensus was that oil 

 separators, (homemade or otherwise) don't work that great.



 Some of the Canard guys were simply re directing the crank case vent 

 line to point at the exhaust pipe, so when a drip of oil came out, it 

 fell on the outside of the exhaust and simply burned off.  I am 

 thinking of trying something like that for my installation.



 Cheers,  Paul

Hello mate
	


don't think I'd do that, better to put it inside the exhaust? If you had 

a big leak/vent it might catch fire and oil fires are extremely hard to 

put out.

Graham

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gfmjr_20(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:58 am Post subject: oil vent 9xx series engines

I run my oil tank vent line into a small plastic bottle (with a vent hole in it) to catch the venting oil. Seem to work in eliminating th mess on the fuse



George May

601XL 912s



From: kevann(at)gotsky.com

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Date: Sat C 2 Jan 2010 07:11:27 -0800



          Hello All C

 I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my  plane that comes from the vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a  simple air/oil separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and  since I am experimental...

 Anyone have a simple design?

  

 Happy New Year

 Kevin

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ptag.dev(at)tiscali.co.uk
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:24 pm Post subject: oil vent 9xx series engines

Hi! Kevin   

Watch out you don’t finish up with crank case pressure.  

Regards  

Bob Harrison G-PTAG  

         

  

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Hello All,  

    

I am looking to reduce the oil on the belly of my plane that comes from the vent tube of my 914. I imagine that some have made a simple air/oil separator? The ones available commercialy are quite pricey and since I am experimental...  

    

Anyone have a simple design?  

    

   

    

Happy New Year  

    

Kevin  

    

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