Comments on: Low oil pressure http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=173 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Sat, 18 May 2013 17:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: J Ritchie http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-175 J Ritchie Fri, 02 May 2008 15:27:15 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=173#comment-175 Well now that’s your into it, might as well overhaul the engine to fix all the gasket leaks.
When you pull the engine, you find the firewall could use replacing.
Then you notice the boot cowl has a big hidden crack (replace it).
Might as well repaint the whole airplane as the new boot cowl paint won’t match.
Paint stripping reveals extensive sheel metal work required on wings and fuselage.
When wing sheet metal is removed, wing spar has deep corrosion…

Ahhh, the joys of old airplane ownership!
At least your A&P labor is free :-)

]]> By: Steve Ells http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-78 Steve Ells Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:28:45 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=173#comment-78 My fix jacked the OP up to 71 PSI in cruise. Unfortunately it seems to have accelerated to minor oil leak I have and has completely kazoogled the JPI oil temp probe. Oy!!

]]> By: Paul Richfield http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-68 Paul Richfield Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:56:49 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=173#comment-68 Don’t forget to recogitate the Fetzer valve. You’ll need some ball bearings and a 100 feet of flight line.

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