Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:43:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b6) with ESMTP id 2364582 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 May 2003 09:04:49 -0400 Received: from rad (12-218-74-116.client.mchsi.com[12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (sccmmhc01) with SMTP id <20030527130448mm1004bbp3e>; Tue, 27 May 2003 13:04:48 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: oil return location? X-Original-Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:04:52 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001a01c32450$8fd57320$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01C32426.A6FF6B20" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C32426.A6FF6B20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The drain plug from the oil pan will fit and I have drilled and tapped a drain plug to make a fitting. Ken Welter The front cover oil outlet fitting is a 16mm X 1.5, and the drain plug appears to be a 14mm x 1.5 (haven't verified that yet). The mystery port for oil return is an 18mm x 1.5. Maybe the drain plugs were different sizes in different years, but it doesn't look like this one will be fitting anywhere else. Now that I've discovered these fittings, I'll probably return the redrive oil directly to the pan, via a 14mm to AN6 fitting that I'll put in the drain plug hole. The added bonus to this will come when it's time to drain the oil. My drain plug is over the radiator, and would have been a mess to change oil. Now, all I have to do is remove the flex hose at the bottom of the redrive, and lower it below the level of the oil pan. Pretty neat :-) Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C32426.A6FF6B20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] oil return location?

  The drain plug from the oil pan will fit and I have = drilled and tapped a drain plug to make a fitting.

 

 Ken Welter

 

The front cover oil outlet fitting = is a 16mm X 1.5, and the drain plug appears to be a 14mm x 1.5 (haven’t verified that yet).  The mystery port for oil return is an 18mm x 1.5.   Maybe the drain plugs were different sizes in different = years, but it doesn’t look like this one will be fitting anywhere = else. 

 

Now that I’ve discovered = these fittings, I’ll probably return the redrive oil directly to the = pan, via a 14mm to AN6 fitting that I’ll put in the drain plug hole.  = The added bonus to this will come when it’s time to drain the oil.  My = drain plug is over the radiator, and would have been a mess to change = oil.  Now, all I have to do is remove the flex hose at the bottom of the redrive, = and lower it below the level of the oil pan.  Pretty neat :-) =

 

Rusty

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