Finn Lassen wrote:

snips...

Redrive mounted, showing temporary nylon line. I didn't feel there

was

room for an 1/8" NPT fitting, so I drilled and tapped 10-32 holes,

and

drilled small holes through cut off AN3 bolts. I don't thrust a

hose to

stay on these stubs. The temporary nylon line shown broke during

the

first test flight. By the time I'd landed and taxied to my tiedown

spot,

"Low oil" light lit, I could only drain less than 1 quart, which

means I

sprayed some 5 quarts over the neighborhood (mosquito control).
Interestingly, oil pressure stayed up while I was loosing oil. If
anybody can direct me to a source for less than 1/8" NPT

fittings,

please let me know. Jim Mosur?

snips...........

Finn

We can always rely on Finn to thoroughly explore what happens when
the myriad of possible errors are made :-)

Paul Lamar

        Would drilled out Zerk fittings work, Virg

What kind of line would I attach to it and how? I wouldn't trust a hose to
stay attached. Then again, maybe it would. A 3/16" ID hose sees less than 3
pounds of force trying to pull it off at 100 psi. But rubber hoses tend to
harden where they're clamped. I just wouldn't feel safe with it. And as my
carefully planned test showed, the 13B will pump all it's oil out through a
.035" restrictor hole in less than 10 minutes.

Finn

Finn I think you need to find a local with a lathe to make parts for you.
Are you a member of the local EAA chapter? Got any community colleges around
there that teach machine shop? Send me a sketch of what you need. I can't
promise I will make it but I might have some suggestions.

Paul Lamar
 
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