Return-Path: Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.117] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 824882 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 01:06:40 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.131.117; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from 204.127.135.75 ([204.127.135.75]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13) with SMTP id <20050327060546113002lj22e>; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 06:05:51 +0000 Received: from [209.247.222.110] by 204.127.135.75; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 06:05:46 +0000 From: keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: Oil Flow Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 06:05:46 +0000 Message-Id: <032720050605.6318.42464D3A00012CA2000018AE2160466648019D9B040A05@att.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Feb 14 2005) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VsdHJvQGF0dC5uZXQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6318_1111903546_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6318_1111903546_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Great info from the man !! Thanks Lynn -- Kelly Troyer Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 -------------- Original message from Lehanover@aol.com: -------------- > In a message dated 3/26/2005 12:41:35 PM Central Standard Time, > jwvoto@itlnet.net writes: > > << it spit out the > oil put in there showing that the pump would work but still didn't suck, > rather it does 'suck'. Should I have used Ultragray instead of the Halomar? > Any suggestions? >> > > Cut two holes in a coffee can lid. One to fit tight around your "pressure > out" line, and one for the Shop Vac hose. Fire up the Shop Vac and suck oil > right > through the pump. Let it run a couple of minutes and then spin the engine > without the plugs or ignition and you should see good oil volume entering the > can. When in doubt, prime the pump with hypoid through the pressure out line by > turning the engine over backwards. That works well also. > > Whenever you build new, spin up oil flow with the pressure out line > disconnected and hanging in and empty can. Otherwise, resistance in the oil > system will > just blow off the priming oil and get you nothing. If you have a remote > filter mount, you can just leave the filter off until flow is established. Be > sure > to fill the filter before installing it. When you assemble, pack the pump with > wheel bearing grease. It will prime instantly when started months later, like > a spare race engine. > > > Lynn E. Hanover > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6318_1111903546_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Great info from the man !! Thanks Lynn

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Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2

-------------- Original message from Lehanover@aol.com: --------------

> In a message dated 3/26/2005 12:41:35 PM Central Standard Time,
> jwvoto@itlnet.net writes:
>
> << it spit out the
> oil put in there showing that the pump would work but still didn't suck,
> rather it does 'suck'. Should I have used Ultragray instead of the Halomar?
> Any suggestions? >>
>
> Cut two holes in a coffee can lid. One to fit tight around your "pressure
> out" line, and one for the Shop Vac hose. Fire up the Shop Vac and suck oil
> right
> through the pump. Let it run a couple of minutes and then spin the engine
> without the plugs or ignition and you should see good oil volume entering the
> can. When in doubt, prime the pump with hypoid through the pressure out line by
> turning the engine over backwards. That works well also.
>
> Whenever you build new, spin up oil flow with the pressure out line
> disconnected and hanging in and empty can. Otherwise, resistance in the oil
> system will
> just blow off the priming oil and get you nothing. If you have a remote
> filter mount, you can just leave the filter off until flow is established. Be
> sure
> to fill the filter before installing it. When you assemble, pack the pump with
> wheel bearing grease. It will prime instantly when started months later, like
> a spare race engine.
>
>
> Lynn E. Hanover
>
> >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
> >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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