Dandlac58
Well Known Member
Hi Van's Friends,
At the risk of exposing my neophyte Lycoming engine knowledge, I have to ask what probably a lot of you may find to be a silly question, but this is my first oil change on my airplane (I am not the builder, I bought this beautiful bird, Super Tweety)... but here goes:
My IO-360 has a twist and push up oil drain valve at the pilot's side front of the engine. However it is not at the very bottom of the crankcase - as the bottom of the crankcase appears to about 3 inches lower, just below the level where the air intake pipes run through the crankcase from the throttle body. So, it appears to me there is a lot of oil still in the crankcase below the level where my drain valve is located.
There is no drain plug at the very bottom of the engine, or Im AFU and missing something?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Dan
At the risk of exposing my neophyte Lycoming engine knowledge, I have to ask what probably a lot of you may find to be a silly question, but this is my first oil change on my airplane (I am not the builder, I bought this beautiful bird, Super Tweety)... but here goes:
My IO-360 has a twist and push up oil drain valve at the pilot's side front of the engine. However it is not at the very bottom of the crankcase - as the bottom of the crankcase appears to about 3 inches lower, just below the level where the air intake pipes run through the crankcase from the throttle body. So, it appears to me there is a lot of oil still in the crankcase below the level where my drain valve is located.
There is no drain plug at the very bottom of the engine, or Im AFU and missing something?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Dan