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Date:  12-30-2015
Number of Hours:  3.00
Manual Reference:  Section 2
Brief Description:  Nevermind...

I've been told that filling a lycoming engine sump to it's max capacity is a waste of money and oil. That it will end up spitting out about 1.5-2 quarts of oil as soon as you do that. Well, I don't know if UL is the same, but at only a 1 qt. margin from min. to max, I didn't fee like taking the chance after landing and seeing oil all over my prop. I pulled the cowl, check the oil and verified it was no longer over filled, cleaned everything up and flew again, only to see it happen again. Real disappointment to see this happen after I pulled the separator off. However, all is not lost. Before re-installing the separator, I found that the one way valve inside the separator was stuck open so I ran some carb cleaner inside it, blew it out and now it's working well again. This may have been some of the problem for the oil being expelled in the first place.
In other news, I ran WOT at 4k feet today and noticed that even with the TB intake wide open, my speeds were down by 5kts. I am now under the impression that my induction system was working in adding MP to the engine, but with friction losses. I've ordered a smooth bore 180 degree 2" hose to solve at least that issue, and will add 2 more to the aft tubes if I decide it's worth it. If the HP loss is inevitable, then I'd rather rid of the filter and go with Ram Cold air direct from the top of the cowling/turtle deck like originally, but with a scoop and not a NACA. Things will be getting fun...
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