I have a Christen system I removed from my 1987 RV-4. I don't know how long it was on there. I took it off soon after I got the plane in 2007, and it has been sitting around my shop ever since.
I was going to put this up for sale and thought I would remove the fittings for transport. Turned out the middle fitting on the separator had been cross threaded so that part is now junk.
I took off the bottom fitting and this is what I found:
Decided to cut the bottom off the can. This is what the bottom looks like on the inside (the silver speckles are from cutting it open):
Here is a shot of the whole thing:
Anybody want to buy my system (minus the separator and the middle fitting)?![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I was going to put this up for sale and thought I would remove the fittings for transport. Turned out the middle fitting on the separator had been cross threaded so that part is now junk.
I took off the bottom fitting and this is what I found:
![Bottom%20Fitting.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.telus.net%2Fpublic%2Fmolsons%2FRV-4%2FChristen%2FBottom%2520Fitting.jpg&hash=abd935042cc2a10b27fde4e24c624871)
Decided to cut the bottom off the can. This is what the bottom looks like on the inside (the silver speckles are from cutting it open):
![Bottom%20Inside.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.telus.net%2Fpublic%2Fmolsons%2FRV-4%2FChristen%2FBottom%2520Inside.jpg&hash=753f6cfe6b9c18e3db71d994683993c5)
Here is a shot of the whole thing:
![Oil%20Sep%20Cut%20Open.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.telus.net%2Fpublic%2Fmolsons%2FRV-4%2FChristen%2FOil%2520Sep%2520Cut%2520Open.jpg&hash=3a84cef78feb6bf178465347dd85a71d)
Anybody want to buy my system (minus the separator and the middle fitting)?
![Christen%20System.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.telus.net%2Fpublic%2Fmolsons%2FRV-4%2FChristen%2FChristen%2520System.jpg&hash=3a53f69bfe2368bb1e2a761c3d609650)