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Bill Strahan
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 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: Oil on top of the dipstick |
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How's that for a weird subject line? I've noticed after every flight when I check my oil that there is oil on top of the dipstick cap.
Imagine what it would look like if you flipped open the access door, and dropped 1 or maybe 2 drops of oil on top of the dipstick cap and waited for it to spread evenly to the edges. That is what it looks like. It is not just a thin film.
I don't see oil anywhere else around it. The rest of the engine is very clean, but there is always that drop of oil on top of the cap.
Anyone else experience this? Any ideas as to the cause?
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IFLYSMODEL(at)AOL.COM
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:56 pm Post subject: Oil on top of the dipstick |
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Hey Bill: Pete covered this at the Jabiru get together in June. Several of the dip stick caps have a problem with oil wicking up the center to the top. You can fix this by thoroughly cleaning the top of the dip stick and putting a drop of epoxy adhesive on the center. This will stop the oil from getting out.
Lynn Nelsen
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How's that for a weird subject line? I've noticed after every flight when I check my oil that there is oil on top of the dipstick cap.
Imagine what it would look like if you flipped open the access door, and dropped 1 or maybe 2 drops of oil on top of the dipstick cap and waited for it to spread evenly to the edges. That is what it looks like. It is not just a thin film.
I don't see oil anywhere else around it. The rest of the engine is very clean, but there is always that drop of oil on top of the cap.
Anyone else experience this? Any ideas as to the cause?
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Bill Strahan
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: Oil on top of the dipstick |
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Awesome! I really need to go to one of the Jabiru engine seminars. Looks like something I'll take care of next time at the hangar. I assume the problem does not lead to any chance of the stick separating from cap.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:42 pm Post subject: Oil on top of the dipstick |
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A small amount of JB Weld would probably work better that epoxy on top of the leaking oil dip stick. My 2 cents' worth.
Bernardo (Just begun the Lightning build odyssey) Melendez
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Subject: Oil on top of the dipstick
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Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 7:48 PM
--> Lightning-List message posted by: "Bill Strahan" <[url=/mc/compose?to=bill(at)gdsx.com]bill(at)gdsx.com[/url]>
How's that for a weird subject line? I've noticed after every flight when I check my oil that there is oil on top of the dipstick cap.
Imagine what it would look like if you flipped open the access door, and dropped 1 or maybe 2 drops of oil on top of the dipstick cap and waited for it to spread evenly to the edges. That is what it looks like. It is not just a thin film.
I don't see oil anywhere else around it. The rest of the engine is very clean, but there is always that drop of oil on top of the cap.
Anyone else experience this? Any ideas as to the cause?
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IFLYSMODEL(at)AOL.COM
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| Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:36 am Post subject: Oil on top of the dipstick |
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That is correct
Lynn
In a message dated 8/30/2010 10:42:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bill(at)gdsx.com writes:
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Awesome! I really need to go to one of the Jabiru engine seminars. Looks like something I'll take care of next time at the hangar. I assume the problem does not lead to any chance of the stick separating from cap.
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