Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([216.148.227.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 246773 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:46:26 -0400 Received: from rv8 (c-24-21-140-241.client.comcast.net[24.21.140.241]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <2004070721455501400khbhte> (Authid: n3773@comcast.net); Wed, 7 Jul 2004 21:45:55 +0000 Message-ID: <08a301c4646c$0ebab860$f18c1518@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: engine mount Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 14:47:50 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_08A0_01C46431.6051B880" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_08A0_01C46431.6051B880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] engine mountyou know, I haven't even thought about how = to install a dipstick. I have a 20B but am using a 13B pan so that the = pickup is at the rear(normally front) of the engine. the current = dipstick location runs into the portion of the mounting plate that has = no pan under it. Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773 (browse w/ internet explorer) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bulent Aliev=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 2:35 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: engine mount On 7/7/04 5:01 PM, "kevin lane" wrote: I have finally finished machining my engine mount plate . do you = guys think I can simply RTV it and the oil pan together, or do I need to = cut some kind of gasket material? I assume, too, that lock washers are = adequate for like the oil pick-up line, or should I be safety wiring = these parts? the other parts I can see have lock washers (oil pump = housing...) I have never understood the reasoning on Lycoming, where = many things are safety wired, except the engine halves, which don't even = use fine threads. Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773 (browse w/ internet explorer) Kevin, I just did mine. I used gaskets between the plate and engine = and oil pan. Could not see metal to metal sealing too good (Jon Slade = can testify to that). Dry run the whole thing with the oil pickup tube = installed. I had to manufacture a 1/2" spacer to compensate for the = engine mount plate thickness. Than again I had some oil pickup = interference that I had to correct. I safety wired the oil pickup bolts = and used lock washers on all the oil pan bolts. Another thing: I did cut the oil dipstick tube also to compensate for = the mount plate thicknes. Bulent ------=_NextPart_000_08A0_01C46431.6051B880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] engine mount
you know, I haven't even = thought about=20 how to install a dipstick.  I have a 20B but am using a 13B pan so = that the=20 pickup is at the rear(normally front) of the engine.  the current = dipstick=20 location runs into the portion of the mounting plate that has no pan = under=20 it.
Kevin Lane  Portland, OR
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----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bulent=20 Aliev
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 = 2:35=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: engine = mount

On = 7/7/04 5:01=20 PM, "kevin lane" <n3773@comcast.net>=20 wrote:
I have finally finished machining my = engine mount=20 plate .  do you guys think I can simply RTV it and the oil pan=20 together, or do I need to cut some kind of gasket material?  I = assume,=20 too, that lock washers are adequate for like the oil pick-up line, = or should=20 I be safety wiring these parts?  the other parts I can see have = lock=20 washers (oil pump housing...)  I have never understood the = reasoning on=20 Lycoming, where many things are safety wired, except the engine = halves,=20 which don't even use fine threads.
Kevin Lane  Portland,=20 OR
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Kevin, I just did = mine. I used=20 gaskets between the plate and engine and oil pan. Could not see metal = to metal=20 sealing too good (Jon Slade can testify to that). Dry run the whole = thing with=20 the oil pickup tube installed. I had to manufacture a 1/2=94 spacer to = compensate for the engine mount plate thickness. Than again I had some = oil=20 pickup interference that I had to correct. I safety wired the oil = pickup bolts=20 and used lock washers on all the oil pan bolts.
Another thing: I = did cut=20 the oil dipstick tube also to compensate for the mount plate=20 thicknes.
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