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ledson



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:13 am    Post subject: Oil Drain Valve Reply with quote
After having experienced my first oil change and the amount of mess that it was....I wanted to ask everyone if they had installed one of the quick oil drain valves on their Allegro with the Rotax 912 engine and if they found it helpful? I would also like to know if the valve that was installed was a straight one or one with the 90 degree adapter?

Thanks for your help! I appreciate it.

Larry

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Thom Riddle



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:25 pm    Post subject: Oil Drain Valve Reply with quote
I installed a straight one our Allegro but the nipple was so close to the motor mount I had to shim the oil tank out about 3/8" from the firewall for it to clear. Yes, it makes the draining and cleaning of the oil tank much easier. 

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ledson



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:03 am    Post subject: Re: Oil Drain Valve Reply with quote
Thom,

Thanks for the reply! Do you know what type valve you used? I noted that there are two different manufacturers of the quick drain valves, Curtis and Saf-Air. The Curtis valve appears to be complete made of brass and the Saf-Air valve looks to be aluminum.

Thanks,

Larry
Allegro 2000
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:27 am    Post subject: Re: Oil Drain Valve Reply with quote
Larry,

I don't recall which one I bought but it was mostly aluminum. Both companies make very good drain valves so it is a toss up in my opinion.

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Bear Creek Aviation



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:33 am    Post subject: Re: Oil Drain Valve Reply with quote
With the Mfg essentially out of business, and it appears this aircraft is under a SLSA airworthiness certificate, where are you guys getting the Letter of Authorization to do this work? Are you reregistering as a ELSA?

Just curious,

Terry Gardner
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:17 am    Post subject: Re: Oil Drain Valve Reply with quote
FYI
The original manufacturer is out of business, but all of the right to the design are owned by the new US manufacturer, Allegro USA LLC. So the design is not widowed and there is no reason to register as an ELSA.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:16 am    Post subject: Oil Drain Valve Reply with quote
I spent some time with Doug H at OSH last week talking about the production rights, etc. Also spoke with an Allegro dealer.  I came away with a good feeling about the Allegro's future.

I'd also mentioned to Doug that I'd like to add a panel mount CO2 detector and he said I don't need approval for that. He said the documentation was intentionally written to allow owners flexibility in doing some customizing / accessories, as long as they're not screwing around with the basic equipment as supplied by the factory. I haven't yet verified that in the documentation... but that's the word from the person who would have to provide the approval.

A quick-drain valve would be way down on my list of things to worry about documentation for (unless the thing leaks and causes an accident). It's not like the Feds will do a ramp check, remove the cowling and check log books for something like a quick drain. (most of them can't even identify a Rotax 912)

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