X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma06.mx.aol.com ([64.12.78.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4416460 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:18:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.78.142; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from imo-ma01.mx.aol.com (imo-ma01.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.136]) by imr-ma06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o734I0MH032566 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:18:00 -0400 Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-ma01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.c52.72936820 (34976) for ; Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:17:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d22.mail.aol.com (magic-d22.mail.aol.com [172.19.155.138]) by cia-da08.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADA081-88a04c57987634c; Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:17:58 -0400 From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:17:58 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Murphy hit again. To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_c99.7dc36615.3988f276_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5204 X-AOL-ORIG-IP: 173.88.9.178 X-AOL-IP: 172.19.155.138 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Lehanover@aol.com --part1_c99.7dc36615.3988f276_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A check list, a fault, a methodical investigation, an evaluation, a repair. Normal performance, no damage. Logical, effective. Well done. You still have it............When you pack the pump with wheel bearing grease to get an instant prime and protect the steel shaft running in a cast iron hole with no bushing, you will notice such an error. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 8/2/2010 10:40:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, res12@fairpoint.net writes: When we think something can not happen, it most certainly will. I was getting ready today starting to shake-down test runs with the flyable single rotor engine. On any newly assembled engine I do an oilpressure check in cranking the engine with no spark plugs until the oil pressure gauge starts showing pressure. This time it did not show any. First thought was, the oil pump needs priming. Never before did I have to prime an oil pump. Consequently, the priming did not help. Next, taking off the oil pan. Everything looking good. Then I took off the oil line from the pump outlet fitting and squirted oil into the pump, o s..t, the oil came right out of the pump intake. O.k. , accessory housing off and oil pump out. The picture is showing how the oil pump came out. Rest of the story. Found the missing pump rotor in a parts box, and put the engine back together. Now I am scared of myself. Sometimes this is what we need not to get too confident in ourselves. FWIW. Richard Sohn N2071U --part1_c99.7dc36615.3988f276_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A check list, a fault, a methodical investigation, an evaluation, a= repair.=20 Normal performance, no damage. Logical, effective. Well done.
 
You still have it............When you pack the pump with wheel bearin= g=20 grease to get an instant prime and protect the steel shaft running in a ca= st=20 iron hole with no bushing, you will notice such an error.
 
Lynn E. Hanover 
 
In a message dated 8/2/2010 10:40:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 res12@fairpoint.net writes:
When we think something can not happen,= it most=20 certainly will.
 
I was getting ready today starting to= shake-down=20 test runs with the flyable single rotor engine. On any newly assembled= engine=20 I do an oilpressure check in cranking the engine with no spark plugs unt= il the=20 oil pressure gauge starts showing pressure. This time it did not show an= y.=20 First thought was, the oil pump needs priming. Never before did I have= to=20 prime an oil pump. Consequently, the priming did not help. Next, taking= off=20 the oil pan. Everything looking good. Then I took off the oil line from= the=20 pump outlet fitting and squirted oil into the pump, o s..t, the oil came= right=20 out of the pump intake.
O.k. , accessory housing off and oil pu= mp out.=20 The picture is showing how the oil pump came out. Rest of the story.=20
Found the missing pump rotor in a parts= box, and=20 put the engine back together.
Now I am scared of myself.
 
Sometimes this is what we need not to= get too=20 confident in ourselves.
 
FWIW.
 
Richard=20 Sohn
N2071U


 
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