On 15 Nov 2005 12:41:19 -0800, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:


Odd. An aircraft engine should run just fine with 1 - 2 quarts of oil,
certainly for at least a few minutes.

How does one get to the dipstick on a Navajo? I presume there's an
access door of some sort?

little door on the top cowl, pretty much like your 'plane. depending
on the age of the engine, it could be either a screw-in, or a snap-in
(retained only by the o-ring friction) dipstick.

a Navajo will suck oil out the dipstick opening at a pretty
scary-looking rate. doesn't necessarily mean that the engine is going
to quit, but it sure "looks" like it's going to.

have had a couple make a short trip around the pattern (oh crap, look
at all the blankin' oil) and land with about 5-6 quarts left.

TC