willerjim273 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Posted March 12, 2022 My K model has hardly used any oil at all SMOH 3 years ago. But she has always peed a squirt on the nose tire. I changed that oil and found the Saf-Air spring loaded Red quick drain oil plug leaking slightly. So I ordered a Saf-Air S-6250K rebuild kit form Spruce. Figuring it would take them a while to dig one up, we recowled for a trip upcoming. I do not have the exact model, but they appear to all be the same desigh. The kit arrived today and it looks like it was packaged around the time I gratuated high school. When I did have the "plug" in my hand, I was having trouble figuring out how we would get it apart even if we did have a kit at that time. Now it is back in the plane. 2 questions: Would it be your opinion to pitch the kit due to age? I understanding that the ""red" ones like mine only have one o-ring" (Santos a few years ago as I recal). That would mean that the bottom-easy to replace- o-ring is the only one to replace. I have a hard time believeing that there is not another one, or top one. he package I have has a spring, 3 o-rings, a new drain gasket, as shown below. Last is best question: We have searched all over the net and can NOT find any .pdf or instructions for that quick drain. Anybody help on that? Thanks img20220309_10524568.pdf
Guest Posted March 12, 2022 Report Posted March 12, 2022 One member here lost most of the oil through a leaky drain valve. I’d suggest either a new drain valve, the blue style are supposed to have two O rings, or the solid plug and gasket that was originally installed. Clarence
jetdriven Posted March 13, 2022 Report Posted March 13, 2022 The blue style take 3 o-rings. It’s either two -10 and one -11 or vice verse. But cheap and easy.
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