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Old 22nd Nov 2009, 14:33
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sandbagsteve
 
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Interesting... watching the video explaining the oil level check procedure, the narrator says the pressurisation occurs due to gasses passing by the piston rings. I always understood this was a bad thing in most engines, but obviously this is how it works for Rotax. Doesn't the constant blow-by cause errosion of the ring material? Just curious... I guess next time I see a rotax being serviced at the hangars, I'll ask
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