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Re: [FlyRotary] engine mount
you 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.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 2:35
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: engine
mount
On 7/7/04 5:01
PM, "kevin lane" <n3773@comcast.net>
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
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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
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