X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc2-s52.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.54.61.103] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with ESMTP id 5627418 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:01:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.61.103; envelope-from=instructorbill@msn.com Received: from SNT136-W55 ([65.55.90.73]) by snt0-omc2-s52.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:00:38 -0700 Message-ID: Return-Path: instructorbill@msn.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_a78b238b-1789-4819-b812-70c16a7e05ba_" X-Originating-IP: [50.131.29.38] From: William Mason To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Turbo oil drain on NA 13b front cover Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:00:37 -0700 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Jun 2012 05:00:38.0321 (UTC) FILETIME=[CB305A10:01CD5421] --_a78b238b-1789-4819-b812-70c16a7e05ba_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tracy=2C=20 Wait... am I reading this correctly? Your suggestion is to put the turbo= charger oil drain on the spark plug side. Seems like a long way away from = the turbocharger to move the drain. Is there some benefit to doing this? = I could see a benefit to doing this for the redrive=2C but not for the tu= rbocharger. Am I somehow missing something? Thanks! Bill Mason Turbo 13b=2C RWS RD-1b=2C EC2 From: Tracy Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Turbo oil drain on NA 13b front cover Date: Tue=2C 26 Jun 2012 16:15:10 -0600 To: Rotary motors in aircraft =09 =20 Option 1. - No=2C for the reasons you said. 2. - OK=2C but more trouble than it's worth. 3. - Would work. 4. - Works fine . Best is to drill & tap foot of rear rotor housing on spark plug side. Tracy Sent from my iPad On Jun 26=2C 2012=2C at 1:59 PM=2C William Mason w= rote: Reading on an rx7 forum I've learned that there are multiple options for t= he turbo oil drain on an NA engine. I can weld a bung into the oil pan I can change the front cover to the Turbo 2 one I can drill and tap the NA cover to accept a -10AN fitting I can make a oil metering pump block-off plate that will accept a -10AN fit= ting My concerns are that that option one would put the drain oil below the oil= level and add restriction. Option 2 would upset an already rebuilt engine= ... don't mess with perfection. Option 3 of the available areas to drill= and below the OMP pad and further down on the cover... the slanted section= =2C which one would be better? Option 4 seems best but it seems a little high and it too may cause some re= striction. Has anybody used the OMP block-off-plate drain idea with any success? Should I just put my big-boy pants on and take the front cover off and eith= er switch the front cover or drill/tap or tig a bung to the lower section o= f the front cover well below the OMP pad? Advice sought. Regards=2C=20 Bill Mason = --_a78b238b-1789-4819-b812-70c16a7e05ba_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tracy=2C
Wait...  =3Bam I reading this correctly?  =3B Your sug= gestion is to put the turbocharger oil drain on the spark plug side.  = =3BSeems like a long way away from the turbocharger to move the drain. &nbs= p=3B Is there some benefit to doing this?  =3B I could see a benefit to= doing this for the redrive=2C but not for the turbocharger.  =3BAm I s= omehow missing something?


Thanks!
Bill Mason
Turbo 13b=2C = RWS RD-1b=2C EC2


From: Tracy <=3Brwstracy@gmail.com>=3B
<= BR>Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Turbo oil drain on NA 13b front cover
Date: = Tue=2C 26 Jun 2012 16:15:10 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <=3Bfl= yrotary@lancaironline.net>=3B




Option 1. - No=2C= for the reasons you said.
2. - OK=2C but more trouble than it's wort= h.
3. - Would work.
4. - Works fine .

Best is to dri= ll &=3B tap foot of rear rotor housing on spark plug side.

Tracy<= br>
Sent from my iPad

On Jun 26=2C 2012=2C at 1:59 PM=2C William = Mason <=3Binstructorbill@msn.com>=3B wrote:

Reading on an rx7 f= orum I've learned that there are multiple options for the turbo oil drain o= n an NA engine.


I can weld a bung into the oil pan
I can ch= ange the front cover to the Turbo 2 one
I can drill and tap the NA cover= to accept a -10AN fitting
I can make a oil metering pump block-off plat= e that will accept a -10AN fitting


My concerns are that that op= tion one would put the drain oil below the oil level and add restriction. = Option 2 would upset an already rebuilt engine... don't mess with perfecti= on. Option 3 of the available areas to drill and below the OMP pad and fu= rther down on the cover... the slanted section=2C which one would be better= ?


Option 4 seems best but it seems a little high and it too may = cause some restriction.


Has anybody used the OMP block-off-plate= drain idea with any success?
Should I just put my big-boy pants on and = take the front cover off and either switch the front cover or drill/tap or = tig a bung to the lower section of the front cover well below the OMP pad?<= br>

Advice sought.


Regards=2C
Bill Mason <= /div> = --_a78b238b-1789-4819-b812-70c16a7e05ba_--