Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #13237
From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Another precautionary landing
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:27:44 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
On 11/28/04 7:16 PM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> John, sorry to hear about your problems.  Here is a shot in the dark.  You
> mentioned you changed your oil and filter before the flight- you did not
> indicate whether you had any oil problems before you changed the filter.
> Filter internals have been known to collapse or otherwise obstruct oil flow.
> Impeded oil flow could account from both the low pressure as well as the
> high oil temperatures.
>
> If indeed these problems did not exist before the oil change -I would
> strongly suspect the only new component in your oil system - the oil filter.
>
> FWIW
>
> Ed Anderson

You maybe right Ed. Last time I looked at his fuel filter, this thing was
tiny. I'm using a filter element that is 4-5 times bigger for less
restriction. Hope it works better?
Bulent

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