Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 548906 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:01:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041129030101.JYBR1994.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:01:01 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another precautionary landing Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:01:24 -0600 Message-ID: <001301c4d5bf$b6306030$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C4D58D.6B95F030" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C4D58D.6B95F030 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The thing that concerns me about your situation is that not only is your = oil pressure low - but the oil temp is high. That certainly conveys to me a diminished oil flow not simply just a lower pressure. =20 John, if I'm not mistaken, didn't you add the EM-2 while waiting for the = new turbo? In other words, this is the first time you've really run the = engine hard since having the EM-2? Since your temps are much higher than = before, I would submit that it's likely that either you're previous temp readings = were wrong, or your current ones are, particularly in regard to "negative" = oil pressures. I think you need to be very sure you're EM-2 is calibrated, = and not by just matching one number to a gauge. Check a low, mid, and high level to make sure the EM-2 is correctly calibrated. =20 Also, didn't you fall for the old Mazda practical joke of using the rear housing water temp sensor for oil temp? Was that just changed while = waiting for the new turbo? If so, all bets are off as to what he temp used to = be. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (anyone got a spare O-320) ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C4D58D.6B95F030 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

The thing that concerns me about your situation is = that not only=20 is your oil pressure low - but the oil temp is high.  That = certainly=20 conveys to me a diminished oil flow not simply just a lower = pressure.

 
John, if = I'm not=20 mistaken, didn't you add the EM-2 while waiting for the new turbo?  = In=20 other words, this is the first time you've really run the engine hard = since=20 having the EM-2?  Since your temps are much higher than before, I = would=20 submit that it's likely that either you're previous temp readings were = wrong, or=20 your current ones are, particularly in regard to "negative" oil = pressures. =20 I think you need to be very sure you're EM-2 is calibrated, and not by = just=20 matching one number to a gauge.  Check a low, mid, and high level = to make=20 sure the EM-2 is correctly calibrated.
 
Also, = didn't you fall=20 for the old Mazda practical joke of using the rear housing water temp = sensor for=20 oil temp?  Was that just changed while waiting for the new = turbo?  If=20 so, all bets are off as to what he temp used to be.  =
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (anyone got a=20 spare O-320)



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