REFLECTOR: Connecting crankcase breather to exhaust

John Dibble aminetech at bluefrog.com
Sat Jul 14 11:52:41 CDT 2012


By any chance did you make a second one?  Seriously, I'd like a picture.

Thanks,

John

On 7/14/2012 11:11 AM, Robert Wood wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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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