Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:36:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b6) with ESMTP id 2364510 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 May 2003 07:48:14 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-198.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.198]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with SMTP id h4RBgvsc007865 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 07:42:58 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <003501c32446$fa275c20$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] oil return location? X-Original-Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 07:56:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0032_01C32425.72DBC060" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C32425.72DBC060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: 13brv3@mchsi.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:15 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] oil return location? Greetings, Attached is a picture that shows an open port in my engine. Bruce = said this would be used to return oil from the oil cooler / filter. = After finding a perfect metric to AN-12 fitting, I just found out that = it won't fit due to the mount. In another thread, there was a picture = of an engine, with all the holes labeled, and I noticed that it didn't = even have this port. There was also no labeled port for returning oil = from the cooler. Do you just get it to the pan any way you can? Of = course now I have to find a plug for this goofy metric hole. =20 On to the cowl. (someone shoot me)=20 Rusty Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental aircraft)...Be Afraid :-) 1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money :-) Rusty, That hole is your oil return hole after its been through your = filter and oil cooler. Do not fail to return oil to this hole as = internally, it feeds you bearings as well as you oil pressure controller = and the oil for cooling the rotors! Do not plug the hole- return your = oil to it! If you return your oil straight to your oil pan you will fry = you bearings as well as your rotor. Actually, you probably won't fry the = rotors as the bearings will seize first. It appears you may able to return your oil via the hole where your = engine mounted oil fillter resided on the block as it feeds the same = galleys as the regular oil return hole. So it appears from looking at = the lubrication diagram to block off the regular oil return provided you = return it to the oil filter location if you can't return it to that = oil-return hole. I recall someone having made that modification for = some reason. Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C32425.72DBC060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From:=20 13brv3@mchsi.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 = 1:15 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] oil return = location?

Greetings,

 

Attached is a picture = that shows=20 an open port in my engine.  Bruce said this would be used to = return oil=20 from the oil cooler / filter.  After finding a perfect metric to = AN-12=20 fitting, I just found out that it won=92t fit due to the mount.  =  In=20 another thread, there was a picture of an engine, with all the holes = labeled,=20 and I noticed that it didn=92t even have this port.  There was = also no=20 labeled port for returning oil from the cooler.  Do you just get = it to=20 the pan any way you can?  Of course now I have to find a plug for = this=20 goofy metric hole. 

 

On to the cowl=85  = (someone=20 shoot me)

 

Rusty

Turbo 13B powered RV-3=20 (experimental aircraft)...Be Afraid :-)

1993 RX-7 R1... Not = stock, carry=20 bail money :-)

 

 Rusty,
 
    That hole is = your oil=20  return hole after its been through your filter and oil = cooler.  Do=20 not fail to return oil to this hole as internally, it feeds you = bearings=20 as well as you oil pressure controller and the oil for cooling the=20 rotors!  Do not plug the hole- return your oil to it!  = If you=20 return your oil straight to your oil pan you will fry you bearings as = well as=20 your rotor. Actually, you probably won't fry the rotors as the = bearings will=20 seize first.
 
    It appears you may = able to=20 return your oil via the hole where your engine mounted oil fillter = resided on=20 the block as it feeds the same galleys as the regular oil return = hole. =20 So it appears from looking at the lubrication diagram to block off the = regular=20 oil return provided you return it to the oil filter location if you = can't=20 return it to that oil-return hole.  I recall someone having made = that=20 modification for some reason.
 
Ed = Anderson
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