Return-Path: Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 572821 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:30:53 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul52u7f5qyav ([209.214.44.195]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20041219043022.OSBQ2402.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul52u7f5qyav> for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:30:22 -0500 Message-ID: <00e501c4e583$72ded860$c32cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine damage thoughts Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:30:19 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E2_01C4E551.279B0900" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E2_01C4E551.279B0900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 8:14 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine damage thoughts 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 Rusty Hi, Rusty....also take along a magnet and pass it through any of the = oil you can salvage from your oil cooler or hoses or? Of course some = metals are ferrous and some are non-ferrous, but at least if you find = lots of filings sticking to the magnet, you would know there is a = problem. If, on the other hand, the magnet comes out clean, the filter = looks good, and an ail analysis is good, I feel confident enough that I = would test fly it for you. Paul Conner ------=_NextPart_000_00E2_01C4E551.279B0900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Saturday, December 18, = 2004 8:14=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine = damage=20 thoughts

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

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

Hi, Rusty....also take along a magnet and pass = it through=20 any of the oil you can salvage from your oil cooler or hoses or?  = Of=20 course some metals are ferrous and some are non-ferrous, but at least = if you=20 find lots of filings sticking to the magnet, you would know there is a = problem. If, on the other hand, the magnet comes out clean, the filter = looks=20 good, and an ail analysis is good, I feel confident enough that I = would test=20 fly it for you.  Paul=20 Conner

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