Joe, May I suggest you use an appropriate size Ease Out and gently remove the part in the block. If that does not work then use a tap which will slightly thread the inside of the dip tube then insert a bolt and pull it out. If you do the tap method, be sure to apply grease to the tap before you do the actual tapping. This will catch any shavings and not allow them to fall into the engine. It may not be as hard to get out as you are anticipating.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI Visit my web site: http://www.flykr2s.com Email: mailto:flyk...@wi.rr.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+flykr2s=wi.rr....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+flykr2s=wi.rr....@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Joseph H. Horton Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:59 PM To: corvaircr...@mylist.net; kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Flying w/ an AD Guys , I took another early morning flight this morning with calm winds and fair visibility I decided to fly a triangle with 70 mile legs and work on my precision in flight as well as becoming more comfortable with operation of all the gadgets in the panel. The flight was great, smooth as can be and I managed to keep the plane somewhere between the sky and the ground or 1.6 hours. The landings were quite a challenge for some reason today as I could not seem to get her down and ground effect went forever resulting in 2 go arounds. Anyway when I got back to the hanger I saw an awful lot of oil on the bottom, so I pulled the cowl and started looking around. The oil was all on the co pilot side in the cowl bottom but I didn't see anything obvious. I decided to check the oil level just to see how much had been lost. When I started to pull the dipstick The whole tube wiggled. Looked down to where it enters the block and it was broke off flush with the hole in the block. This is a new chromed chevy dipstick and tube that is installed to copy the way Bill Clapp had done his That's to say it had been bent in a large radius to point at the air inlet so oil could be checked by pulling the dipstick through the air inlet without needing an access door or removing the cowl. There was only 1 support bracket near the top of the tube on my installation. I think that anyone that has done something similar should check it. I am certain that there was a little movement in mine in every direction and it work hardened at the base. This is going to be a son of a B..... to fix. N357CJ-- 28.5 hours and holding Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA. joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
