Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 233880 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Jul 2004 20:34:44 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i620YCVw014217 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:34:13 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002c01c45fcc$4d0b2680$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] remote oil adapter Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:34:14 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01C45FAA.C5C77A00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C45FAA.C5C77A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Interesting set up, Kevin. Difficult to tell form photos, but it = appears that it is a remote oil filter setup such that some oil is = always filtered but some oil always bypasses the filter. The only thing = I can figure is someone was concerned about a plugged oil filler = disrupting all oil flow and they wanted a route for some oil to bypass = the filter in that case. =20 The problem, as I see, it if the two holes are near the same size, then = majority of the oil may take the easier path and by-pass the filter as = the path of least resistance. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: kevin lane=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:32 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] remote oil adapter I bought this remote oil filter adapter from someone on this list. I = am about to mount it and I'll be damned if I can figure out how this is = the same configuration. all 5 holes on the adapter are common to one = another inside, whereas on the original bracket the oil has to pass thru = the oil filter membrane in order to reach the other outlet. it seems to = me that with this adapter the oil can easily bypass any filter. what = point am I missing? which holes go to the remote filter? which way = does the oil pass thru this bracket? is all the oil filtered all the = time? if not, what are the two circuits? Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773 (browse w/ internet explorer) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C45FAA.C5C77A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Interesting set up, Kevin.  = Difficult to tell=20 form photos, but it appears that it is a remote oil filter setup such = that some=20 oil is always filtered but some oil always bypasses the filter.  = The only=20 thing I can figure is someone was concerned about a plugged oil filler=20 disrupting all oil flow and they wanted  a route for some = oil to=20 bypass the filter in that case. 
 
The problem, as I see, it if the two = holes are near=20 the same size, then majority of the oil may take the easier path and = by-pass the=20 filter as the path of least resistance.
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 kevin = lane=20
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 = 6:32=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] remote oil = adapter

I bought this remote oil = filter adapter=20 from someone on this list.  I am about to mount it and I'll be = damned if=20 I can figure out how this is the same configuration.  all 5 holes = on the=20 adapter are common to one another inside, whereas on the original = bracket the=20 oil has to pass thru the oil filter membrane in order to reach the = other=20 outlet.  it seems to me that with this adapter the oil can easily = bypass=20 any filter.  what point am I missing?  which holes go to the = remote=20 filter?  which way does the oil pass thru this bracket?  is = all the=20 oil filtered all the time?  if not, what are the two=20 circuits?
Kevin Lane  Portland,=20 OR
e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net
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(browse=20 w/ internet explorer)

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