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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 655873 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:46:55 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050202194626.XGXH1983.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 14:46:26 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Moroso Oil Pans for 13B Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 13:46:51 -0600 Message-ID: <000401c5095f$f0dac760$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5092D.A6405760" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5092D.A6405760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Summit site shows both the 20942 and 20940 be "Rear Sump" oil pans. = The Moroso site calls the 20942 a Deep Sump and the 20940 a Rear Sump. I = spoke with a Moroso rep this morning in the fab shop and he said the 20942 is = a Front Sump. The instructions on the Moroso site for the 20942 say to = install the oil pickup tube in the opposite direction. See note 4.=20 =20 So,,,,, it would make since (to me) that 20942 is a indeed a front sump = in the car. You are building an RV8 right not a pusher.=20 =20 =20 Thanks for the instructions. From the pictures on the Moroso site, I = was able to tell that the 20942 was indeed a "front" sump. Notice that the = hole pattern is different on the front cover and rear housings, so you can = tell which end is which. Looks like the dipstick must go to the shallow = section of the pan, which seems odd, but OK, I guess. =20 =20 BTW, the pan bolts are 6MM x 1.0. With the steel pan, and Fred's mount plate, I was using 20 allen head bolts that were 25mm long, and 2 that = were 20mm long. All of these had one washer under them. I figure the new = bolts need to be 8mm longer, so 20 @ 33mm, and 2 @ 28mm. I ended up getting several sizes from McMaster Carr, ranging from 22mm to 35mm length. I = also got a bunch of washers, so I should have it covered. =20 =20 I tried to find studs, but couldn't come up with a good solution, in a strong material. Remember, these are holding your engine on :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty (off to work) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5092D.A6405760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

The Summit site shows both the 20942 and 20940 = be "Rear=20 Sump" oil pans. The Moroso site calls the 20942 a Deep Sump and the = 20940=20 a Rear Sump. I spoke with a Moroso rep this morning in the fab shop = and he=20 said the 20942 is a Front Sump. The instructions on the = Moroso site=20 for the 20942 say to install the oil pickup tube in the opposite = direction. See=20 note 4.

So,,,,, it would make since (to me) that = 20942 is a=20 indeed a front sump in the car. You are building an RV8 right not a = pusher.=20

Thanks for the=20 instructions. From the pictures on the Moroso site, I was = able to=20 tell that the 20942 was indeed a "front" sump. Notice that the = hole=20 pattern is different on the front cover and rear housings, = so you can=20 tell which end is which. Looks like the dipstick must go to the = shallow=20 section of the pan, which seems odd, but OK, I=20 guess.

BTW, the pan bolts are = 6MM x=20 1.0. With the steel pan, and Fred's mount plate, I was = using=20 20 allen head bolts that were 25mm long, and 2 that were 20mm=20 long. All of these had one washer under them. I figure the = new bolts=20 need to be 8mm longer, so 20 @ 33mm, and 2 @ 28mm. I ended up = getting=20 several sizes from McMaster Carr, ranging from 22mm to 35mm = length. I=20 also got a bunch of washers, so I should have it=20 covered.

I tried to find studs, = but couldn't=20 come up with a good solution, in a strong material. Remember, = these are=20 holding your engine on :-)

Cheers,

Rusty (off to=20 work)

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