X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5053253 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:28:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=71.74.56.123; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: Authentication-Results: hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com smtp.user=eanderson@carolina.rr.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=yMxAJ7W7nAoPh8ZdbvCArpG6pAdHwgpzIvOq8QbMesM= c=1 sm=0 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=CjxXgO3LAAAA:8 a=uyrETncSdUORT9dR1jcA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=rC2wZJ5BpNYA:10 a=nrIlu2gWTc1/1uIi++N1xg==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 Received: from [10.128.132.179] ([10.128.132.179:35031] helo=hrndva-web28-z02) by hrndva-oedge01.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTPA id B2/AF-07441-AECC02E4; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:27:38 +0000 Message-ID: <20110715232738.L8A4B.60259.root@hrndva-web28-z02> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:27:38 +0000 From: To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Oil Pressure In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Sensitivity: Normal X-Originating-IP: Chris, As Lynn mentioned check the woodruff key of the oil pump. I flew for 10 hours without one installed (it fell out during installation and I failed to realize it), but when the clamping nut broke loose, the oil pressure dropped from 60 psi to 20 psi on taxi out. Ed ---- Ben Schneider wrote: > Perhaps we could modify the green bay packers cheese wedge hats to make them look like rotors! > > Ben