X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1094368 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 06 May 2006 07:27:32 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k46BQiCG012803 for ; Sat, 6 May 2006 07:26:46 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000d01c670ff$fc594cc0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Was Oil Pressure and Now... Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 07:26:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C670DE.74EF7AA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C670DE.74EF7AA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageGlad to hear you got your engine back so quickly, Joe. I don't think hooking up your oil cooler backwards would cause the = problem the oil pressure problem. I have flown with my oil cooler = hooked up backwards since 1998 - yes, I also got confused on what was = the "in and out". The "IN" is located on the top of the cooler (narrow = side), the "out" is located on the end of the cooler. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Hull=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:00 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Was Oil Pressure and Now... I got my engine back from Dave Atkins yesterday and it looks great! It = appears that he put in two "new" (to me) rotor housings and replaced the = bearings in the front and center housing. He said it was all covered by = warranty so "no charge". He really turned that around fast and I sure = appreciate that. =20 This evening I may have made a discovery that might explain the low = oil pressure. I took the oil cooler off the plane with the intent to = flush it out really well in case there were any metal particles in = there. And, this is a stock Mazda cooler by the way. I don't know why, = but I got out my Haynes manual to confirm the input and output holes in = the cooler. When I picked up the engine originally I had asked which was = "in" and which was "out" and then we marked the "out" with felt tip pen = right then and there (and it's still there today). But lo and behold - = according to the Haynes manual my "out" is really the "in"!! So, can = someone confirm for me the in's and the out's! According to Haynes the = "In" is on the end next to the bypass plug/valve and the "out" is on the = narrow side next to the bar that is welded to the reservoir. =20 If hooked up backwards could that be a problem? Could the opening of = the bypass thermostat somehow block oil flow from the oil pump?? =20 =20 Back to the garage. Joe Hull Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 Flight Test - 10.9 hrs flown)=20 Redmond (Seattle), Washington ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C670DE.74EF7AA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message=
Glad to hear you got your engine back so = quickly,=20 Joe.
 
I don't think hooking up your oil cooler = backwards would=20 cause the problem the oil pressure problem.  I have flown with my = oil=20 cooler hooked up backwards since 1998 - yes, I also got confused = on  what=20 was  the "in and out".   The "IN" is located on = the top of=20 the cooler (narrow side), the "out" is located on the end of the=20 cooler.
 
Ed
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Joe Hull=20
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 = 11:00 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Was = Oil Pressure=20 and Now...

I got my = engine back=20 from Dave Atkins yesterday and it looks great! It appears that he put = in two=20 =93new=94 (to me) rotor housings and replaced the bearings in the = front and center=20 housing. He said it was all covered by warranty so =93no = charge=94.  He=20 really turned that around fast and I sure appreciate=20 that.

 

This = evening I may=20 have made a discovery that might explain the low oil pressure. I took = the oil=20 cooler off the plane with the intent to flush it out really well in = case there=20 were any metal particles in there. And, this is a stock Mazda cooler = by the=20 way. I don=92t know why, but I got out my Haynes manual to confirm the = input and=20 output holes in the cooler. When I picked up the engine originally I = had asked=20 which was =93in=94 and which was =93out=94 and then we marked the = =93out=94 with felt tip=20 pen right then and there (and it=92s still there today).  But lo = and behold=20 =96 according to the Haynes manual my =93out=94 is really the = =93in=94!! So, can someone=20 confirm for me the in=92s and the out=92s!  According to Haynes = the =93In=94 is=20 on the end next to the bypass plug/valve and the =93out=94 is on the = narrow side=20 next to the bar that is welded to the = reservoir.

 

If hooked = up=20 backwards could that be a problem? Could the opening of the bypass = thermostat=20 somehow block oil flow from the oil pump?? =  

 

Back to the = garage=85

Joe = Hull

Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 = Flight Test=20 - 10.9 hrs flown)

Redmond (Seattle), Washington

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