danny_galaga

In that photo is a sliver of something non ferrous, probably 6-7mm long. There were maybe 3 slivers of roughly similar dimensions.

Oh oh 😟

It takes a LOT to totally block an oil filter. And the oil itself, it was always pretty fresh, since I had to keep topping em up all the time. My worst was a Mustang I drove from Vancouver BC to Phoenix AZ. I could only buy 1 litre bottles of oil at the time. So I bought four and pretty much used them up in two weeks 😄

Yes, there is a reason I'm doing this, as you would note from the oil filter cutter thread ☺️ Mind you, when I drove old clunkers, I used to change the filter every second oil change. And air filter? The engines still running , isn't it? I just didn't worry on a five hundred dollar car 😄

I was going to do an oil change this weekend, but realised I don't have a new crush washer for the oil tank, which it's recommended to change. I have a feeling my oil tank just has a copper washer, but I could be misremembering it. What are people's experiences here? Can a copper washer be substituted? If I need the crush washer, where are people buying them from?

Thanks, that's what I thought. My brain can be quite literal so when I see contradictory info, I have a SYNTAX ERROR 😄

I was assuming so, but further down in the speil it has 'general information about aerials'. Is that just filler for the page and not applicable to this set up? https://www.flightstore.com.au/airband-vhf-airkit-fibreglass-antenna-118.00-to-136.00-mhz-for-lsa-microlight-aircraft

Motor has 1850 hours now. So not anticipating 'new engine' problems. Also, dry sump so not sure what the next step will be if there's large particles in the oil. But have a good workshop at the airfield to pick their brains or more likely if something serious, hand it over to them.

Living longer is a holistic thing. From running water to MRI scanners to vaccines to safety helmets. We all die eventually. I don't want to live forever, but I'd rather die at 85 nowadays because of some strange illness caused by microplastics or something, than 200 years ago at 35 from dysentery, or cutting my finger. And that after living slightly better than an animal my whole life.

On the subject of that video, I'm a bad one for not wearing gloves. Never used to, even washed parts in petrol as an apprentice. It's a bad habit now that I know better. I figure it's safer than smoking though 😊

What are you talking about? People have never lived longer than they do today. Even in 3rd world countries. And people died of all the things we imagine are modern, just that no one had described it yet. Go back 150 years, and if you died of something unknown, there just called it epilepsy and moved on. But it was probably lung cancer, or lead poisoning, or leukaemia or even just a small infected wound that no one noticed. Go back 1000 years and Europeans didn't even name their children until they were about five because they were probably going to die anyway. I feel the most massive thread drift coming on 😄

I never heard of such a thing until I started building my plane. The video is from a race car mechanic so I guess popular in those circles, as well as aircraft.

I didn't notice what one he had to be honest. The one I ordered has a circular blade