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X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1003750 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:47:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm56aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050616024654.MLVY13767.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm56aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:46:54 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm56aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050616024654.EEOG11957.ibm56aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:46:54 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: turbo oil drain Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:46:54 -0500 Message-ID: <000501c5721d$a7dc2e10$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C571F3.BF062610" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C571F3.BF062610 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rusty, the "oil seal" is not really so much of a seal as it is a plate = that covers the center section and prevents most of the pressurized exhaust = from getting into the center section. It is held in place by exhaust = pressure. Any oil behind it will run freely into the exhaust. =20 =20 Hi Dave, =20 I've always heard that you needed a large line, and absolutely no = pressure, but I hoped that was just for the stock turbos I was reading about. I = still don't understand why they can't make some sort of seal, but I accept = that they can't. The scavenging pump will certainly work, as long as it = works. If it fails for any reason, I'll be doing some skywriting :-( =20 Rusty (second Kolb mount almost finished, don't ask what happened to the first)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C571F3.BF062610 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Rusty, the "oil seal" is not really so much of a seal as it is a = plate that=20 covers the center section and prevents most of the pressurized exhaust = from=20 getting into the center section. It is held in place by exhaust=20 pressure. Any oil behind it will run freely into the = exhaust.

Hi=20 Dave,

I've always=20 heard that you needed a large line, and absolutely no pressure, but I = hoped that=20 was just for the stock turbos I was reading about. I still don't=20 understand why they can't make some sort of seal, but I accept that they = can't. The scavenging pump will certainly work, as long as it = works. If it fails for any reason, I'll be doing some = skywriting=20 :-(

Rusty (second=20 Kolb mount almost finished, don't ask what happened to the=20 first)

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