Oil from the breather hose

[Scott]

Check pboto in post #18 above

[waltermrich]

Thank you

[waltermrich]

Scott while I have your attention do you know is there a list of AD's for Taylorcrafts in the reference section of the forum. I do not know if this applies to you being from Canada., Thanks

[3Dreaming]

The FAA has a list. Airworthiness directives can be searched online. From the link below click on the "make" box and type in Taylorcraft into the search. I selected the bottom two and got the list of AD's.

https://drs.faa.gov/browse/ADFRAWD/doctypeDetails

[Mark Bowden]

On Harry Fenton's Flybaby site in the section dedicated to small Continentals, he mentions fabricating the C150 acro 90 deg fitting by hand as an owner produced part as a solution to excess oil out the tube.

It is a wealth of info for those that haven't visited yet, link as follows.

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/fenton.html

[waltermrich]

Thank you Mark and 3Dreaming, AD list was found on the FAA web site.

[braol]

[QUOTE=VictorBravo;n32402]Re: Oil from the breather hose

An air-oil separator will cure this problem [QUOTE]

If using the curler, do you mean a hair-oil separator?!

[astjp2]

Optional

[astjp2]

Re: Oil from the breather hose

There are two other fixes you can do. These have solved the problem on my father-in-law's BC65.

1) Remove the 90 degree elbow fitting from the fwd RH crankcase. Install the fitting called out in the O-200 parts catalog for this same place. It has a 3 inch pipe extending into the crankcase. I have seen these home made by silver-soldering a copper pipe in the original fitting. The extra length places the opening more away from the oil splash area. Approval for this part is not necessary as an owner-produced part.

2) Orient the 90 degree elbow fitting horizontally toward the aft. Replace the breather hose with a longer one and route it up over the cylinder base. This will allow gravity drain-back of most of the oil that ends up splashing into the breather. You'll also note better oil consumption after these mods are done. And if you have the enclosed cowl... you'll need to plug up the baffle hole no longer used for the oil hose... and make a new hole in the aft baffle for the hose pass-thru.

Terry is right, the top method is the aerobatic breather, the bottom works well in hot climates, mag get freezing in the tube on top if cold temperatures.