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Cleaning the oil galleries

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:35 pm

Hey all,
I have cleaned out the inside of my case - but what about the galleries? The ends of the galley are capped off, so any fod would have to leave via the hole for the oil pump outlet. Flood with solvent and hope for the best? Compressed air and a prayer?
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cleaning the oil galleries

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:54 pm

Some of the guys who rebuild old bugs remove the plugs and de-gunk them.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=407020
But for a new engine - are there chips in there?
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cleaning the oil galleries

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:35 am

Didn't hear back from the peanut gallery so this is what I did. Mineral spirits squirted via my two-stroke oil measuring device through all the holes I could.
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Flushed out a few large chips and a bunch of small magnesium particles.
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Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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