Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 572724 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:14:35 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041219021405.FWKL2049.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:14:05 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine damage thoughts Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:14:25 -0600 Message-ID: <000c01c4e570$76477970$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4E53E.2BAD0970" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4E53E.2BAD0970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I should have thought of what Lynn said, when I first posted. Check with your FBO. They'll almost certainly know of a shop that can analyze your oil (from the filter) for metallic contaminents.=20 The filter has already been drained, but I didn't wash the screen. I'm quite interested to take a closer look at it tomorrow, and even have my magnifying glass next ready. There might well be some drilling chips = from the former oil cooler, but they should be easily distinguishable from = metal from the bearings. I figure I'll take a close look tomorrow, then clean = the filter, and reinstall it. I'll probably use cheap oil for about an hour = or two on the ground, then will look at the filter again. If it's clean, = I'll fill it with good oil, and stay in gliding distance for at least 10 = hours at high power. =20 =20 Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4E53E.2BAD0970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

   I should have thought of what Lynn said, = when=20 I
first posted.  Check with your FBO.  They'll = almost
certainly=20 know of a shop that can analyze your oil
(from the filter) for = metallic=20 contaminents. 

The = filter has already=20 been drained, but I didn't wash the screen.  I'm quite interested = to take a=20 closer look at it tomorrow, and even have my magnifying glass next = ready. =20 There might well be some drilling chips from the former oil cooler, but = they=20 should be easily distinguishable from metal from the bearings. =20 I figure I'll=20 take a close look tomorrow, then clean the filter, and reinstall = it.  I'll=20 probably use cheap oil for about an hour or two on the ground, then will = look at=20 the filter again.  If it's clean, I'll fill it with good oil, and = stay in=20 gliding distance for at least 10 hours at high power.  =
 
Rusty
 



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