Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 828473 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:32:23 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050329133137.DOFY2032.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:31:37 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil Flow Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:31:46 -0600 Message-ID: <022501c53463$a778ddd0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0226_01C53431.5CDE6DD0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0226_01C53431.5CDE6DD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ready to try a first start of the engine if oil pressure could be = counted on to come up.=20 Perplexed as to why I get oil pressure sometimes and not every time I = spin the engine.=20 Wendell (with oil all over the place)=20 =20 Hi Wendell, I've done the starter thing on a few occasions now, and have always been able to eventually get pressure, but I can't say I ever checked it = multiple times, so I don't know if it's normal to come and go like you're = describing. It doesn't seem normal, but cranking speed is pretty slow, and it does = take a while to move oil at that speed. Basically, after I got pressure for = a few seconds, I considered it ready to crank. =20 Is this a fresh engine that was just rebuilt? In other words, it's = still full of assembly lube?? If so, I think I'd go ahead with the first = start, and just watch the oil pressure. I would expect to see pressure = quickly, within 5 seconds or so (which will seem like an eternity). That's just = what I would do, which certainly doesn't make it right :-) Good luck, Rusty (Raven on order) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0226_01C53431.5CDE6DD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Ready to try a first start of the engine if oil pressure could be = counted=20 on to come up.

Perplexed as to why I get oil pressure sometimes and not every time = I spin=20 the engine.

Wendell (with oil all over the place) 

 

 Hi Wendell,

I've done the starter thing on a few occasions now, and have = always been=20 able to eventually get pressure, but I can't say I ever checked it = multiple=20 times, so I don't know if it's normal to come and go like you're=20 describing.  It doesn't seem normal, but cranking speed is pretty = slow, and=20 it does take a while to move oil at that speed.  Basically, = after I=20 got pressure for a few seconds, I considered it ready to crank.  =

Is this a fresh engine that was just rebuilt?  In other = words, it's=20 still full of assembly lube??  If so, I think I'd go ahead with the = first=20 start, and just watch the oil pressure.  I would expect to see = pressure=20 quickly, within 5 seconds or so (which will seem like an = eternity).  That's=20 just what I would do, which certainly doesn't make it right=20 :-)

Good luck,

Rusty (Raven on = order)

 

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