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    Default Re: Mounting an oil thermostat

    I never told lockwood about my oil filter loosening, so I guess that makes three now.
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    OK, so any tips on how to get the 1/2 inch blue oil hose to seat all the way on the barbed fittings? I put a little oil on the barb and push, twist, grunt and swear and still can't get them to seat against the cap washers. I expect that after I tighten the hose clamp the seal will be good but the plane would have better karma if I could seat them all the way.
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    I had a ***** of a time getting the blue hose seated also. I ended up using a product called slide glide (sp) which is a silicone grease(used very little) and wrestled it on enough to seat it. It wasn't much fun as I recall.
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    Default Re: Mounting an oil thermostat

    are you ready for this. If you have a heat gun, hit the hose a little and then push it on. If not, use a lighter and heat the hose.
    steve
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    Thanks for the suggestions, I did try heat which helped but not enough. I will try some lube, some heat and different swears (let me know if there are any words that are particularly effective )
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    Default Re: Mounting an oil thermostat

    make sure you put the fitting on the surface and push into the fitting with the hose. Wiggle it as you push it on. If the fitting has an angle try putting it in a vise.
    steve
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    Default Re: Mounting an oil thermostat

    Dorsal the word #@$%##$~!!! works best for me ,..and it's a universal language word

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    Gents
    Just bought a rebuilt 912ULS engine which had suffered the oil filter comming loose so sounds like it is a problem, I will wirelock mine in position when i get that far!
    rgds
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    Dave,
    How about calling Lockwood and tell them about the loose oil filter.Maybe with enough people telling them about it,they will pass it on to Rotax and tell people about it in their school. You make number 4 just on this thread . Imagine how many other guys might be running around with loose oil filters ! I knew I wasn't the only guy that had this problem. Fortunately I caught it before it wiped out my engine.
    Dick

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    Default Re: Mounting an oil thermostat

    I bought my engine from John so now he knows.
    steve
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