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taseal · January 10th, 2008, 16:37

how come wet sump planes (like a aero 152) doesn't get hydrolocked by oil when it goes inverted? all that oil is now seeping into the pistons through the rings slowly...

just somethign I was thinking

when jeeps roll over, they hydrolock from the oil in the oil pan, so this made me think

January 10th, 2008, 16:37	#1
taseal Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 1,945	how come aero 152s don't hydrolock while inverted? how come wet sump planes (like a aero 152) doesn't get hydrolocked by oil when it goes inverted? all that oil is now seeping into the pistons through the rings slowly... just somethign I was thinking when jeeps roll over, they hydrolock from the oil in the oil pan, so this made me think __________________