----- Original Message -----
From: "Bulent Aliev" <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 7:27 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another precautionary landing


> 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
>

Fuel filter?   I assumed that since John was talking oil change and filter
that he was referring to his oil filter - if not then clearly my remarks are
not germane.

Ed