How much oil?

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  1. Jap Tin

    Jap Tin New Member

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    481X with a dry sump system. How much oil should we put in the tank?
     
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    Jap Tin, Mar 19, 2007
  2. Will Hanna

    Will Hanna We put the 'inside' in Top Alcohol
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    tank

    depends on your tank capacity. the more the better, but if you put too much in, it will either leak out of the vent, or worse, cavitate due to inadequate ventilation. i know of one racer that blew a few motors up due to too much oil in the tank and the tank couldn't vent.

    more oil means cooler oil, less dillution, and more supply on hand.

    you also need to have your tank baffled so that the oil can't run away from the pick up when you throw the parachutes....big key in keeping oil pressure in the shutdown area.
     
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  3. shawn davis

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    481x Dry Sump 18-20 Qts Total
    I Put 12 In The Tank And 6 In The Motor,I had the same question couple months ago-Atchison advised me
     
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    shawn davis, Mar 20, 2007
  4. bottomdollar

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    Hope he doesnt have a 8 Qt oil tank????
     
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    bottomdollar, Mar 20, 2007
  5. was R4K

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    Pleuger recommends at least 18 qts in the tank-
     
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    Pleuger recommends at least 18 qts in the tank-[/QUOTE]

    IS THAT 18 TOTAL?
     
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    shawn davis, Mar 23, 2007
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    Oil Capacity

    18 to 20qt's total is the norm as long as the tank will hold the total amount of the oil use. Another way to say this would be a minimum of 18qt's and the tank capacity need to be at least 1qt better than the total amount of oil used.
     
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