REFLECTOR: Engine Dryer

Tue May 26 18:57:34 CDT 2015

Recirc from the oil filler tube is a good idea but . . . check to see wether you actually get access to the crank case from the fill tube. On my C150 (Continental 0-200) and Sportsman (Superior IO-400) the end of the oil filler tube extends down into the oil. The IO-400 has cold air induction, so I connect my recirc line to a drain at the bottom of the intake manifold, figuring air will circa thru an open intake valve. 

I guess an option on more conventional engines is to connect the recirc line to an exhaust pipe.

BTW, I made an air dryer with recirc for about $70 (most of the cost is the desiccant).

> On May 26, 2015, at 6:50 PM, Douglas Holub via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org> wrote:
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> Speaking of engine dryers, I’m about ready to hook one up to my engine.  I bought a Tempest AA1000.  It seems inefficient to me to just pull hot, humid outside air through the dessicant and pump it into the engine.  Wouldn’t it be dryer and use less dessicant if I recirculated the  air through the dessicant?  I could hook the air pump’s output to the dipstick opening and the pump’s inlet to the crankcase breather hose.
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> Doug Holub
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> From: Brian Michalk via Reflector <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:36 AM
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> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: [VOBA Forum] Raining in Texas
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> Well, it looks like I dodged a bullet.
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> The water came up and kissed the belly of the plane.  Juanita relayed the information to me, so I don't have any pictures yet.  The front edge of the water was at the middle of the speed brake.  The aft edge of the water was about 8" forward of the cowl cut line.  The interior appears to be dry.
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> Strange things:
> The electricity was still on.  The breaker did not trip.  The engine dryer was still running, but did not pump water into the engine, and the dryer canister appears dry.  Odd things floated around, so it looks like I lost some equipment, but the important things look okay.
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> Mike Deeter has the hangar directly behind me.  I have a taller XL nosewheel, so he may not have fared as well as me.
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> On 5/26/2015 9:39 AM, Reiff Lorenz (Reiff at Lorenz.com <mailto:Reiff at Lorenz.com>) wrote:
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>> Brian,
>> I hope the plane interior stayed dry.  Please send a report when you can.
>> Reiff
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>> A report from a fellow EAA'er says that I got about 3' of water.  Hopefully none in the avionics.
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>> Someone sent me this picture.
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>> My hangar is in the row to the left.  It looks like the water came up maybe 18 inches.  I will find out tomorrow if I still have an airplane.
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