REFLECTOR: Connecting crankcase breather to exhaust

[Robert Wood]

I actually made an oil separator for my IO540 which has eliminated any oil stain from the cowling. It returns the oil to the crankcase.

Bob Wood

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On Jul 14, 2012, at 11:23 AM, KMis178813 at aol.com wrote:

> Scott
>  
>      I use 5/8 or 3/4 silicone heated hose from NAPA and it holds up to the heat with no problems.
>  
>      Ken
>  
>  
> In a message dated 7/14/2012 10:00:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, scott at tnstaafl.net writes:
> I'm going to have a short 1/2 or 5/8 nipple welded to my exhaust stack 
> to run my breather line to .  Eliminating the oil spill I get on the 
> lower cowl after every flight of an hour or longer.  I plan on putting a 
> PCV valve in the line as recommended by some.
> 
> My question is connecting my rubber hose to the 1/2 inch stainless 
> nipple that is welded to the stack.  Won't the rubber hose get to hot 
> and burn?
> 
> What do people do that have done this? Am I worried about nothing?
> 
> Scott
> 
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