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----- 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
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