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Simple problems can be .....bad.

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Here is a picture of one of my oil lines....that was rubbing against a cowel fastener tip. This happened over about a 2 hr period without the top cowling being removed for inspection. A simple re-route with some tie-wraps cured the potential for more chafing but one can imagine the potential outcome if it hadn't been spotted.....such as slow loss of oil, then increasing oil temps because of decreased oil level and eventual loss of oil pressure.

Oh wait... we already covered that.   :nutkick:

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holy crap... damn goodthing you did not fly through a temperature inversion... that could have been really bad!

on a serious note, that did not take long to rub the fire sleeve.. last cub I put an engine in I was ANAL about tying everything back / down with sleeves so nothing could chafe.  Everyone who has seen it said they had never seen an alaskan cub with such a clean install.. I bet it looks like shit now as it has been 2 years of 135 work so I know lots of field mechanics have had their grubby little dick skinners on it....

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"field mechanics have had their grubby little dick skinners on it....

Hey... I resemble that remark!!  :beerchug:

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