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From: joefish (joefish)
Subject: Re: SR-71 congealed oil
Organization: DISK, Louisville Ky
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 90 03:26:59 GMT
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From: joefish (joefish)
There has never been much of a problem with oil in reciprocating engines
(as far as I know).   In 1947 I did AT-6 maintenance at Randolph Field
Texas and they were equipped with oil dilution valves that allowed holding
a switch in the cockpit for so many seconds to pump gas into the sump
just before shutting off the engine.
As far as I can remember, the same setup was on every type plane that I
preflighted (B25, B26, A26, B29, B17, P61, P51, etc) but I didn't need
oil dilution with the weather at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss.

Joe Fischer      joefish@disk