X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 980124 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:51:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050601045039.GEUH16444.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 00:50:39 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050601045038.ZOMF4468.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 00:50:38 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo install: Solenoid valve order, new prop. Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 23:50:39 -0500 Message-ID: <00e301c56665$7585cc00$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E4_01C5663B.8CAFC400" 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_00E4_01C5663B.8CAFC400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I must not understand something, why are you putting a solenoid on the turbo feed line? It seems like a good way to ruin a turbo. Tim Andres =20 There are some turbo failure modes that damage the oil seal in the = turbo. Even if the turbo freezes solid, you can still continue with partial = power, and possibly no real damage to the engine, so long as you don't allow = all your oil to be pumped overboard through the damage turbo oil seal. The = only time you would close the valve is if you start blowing smoke, and you = figure the turbo is a goner at that point anyway. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (kicked the turbo habit) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00E4_01C5663B.8CAFC400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I must not understand something, why are you putting a = solenoid=20 on the
turbo feed line? It seems like a good way to ruin a = turbo.
Tim=20 Andres

 
There = are=20 some turbo failure modes that damage the oil seal in the=20 turbo.  Even if the turbo freezes solid, you can still = continue=20 with partial power, and possibly no real damage to the engine, so long = as you=20 don't allow all your oil to be pumped overboard through the damage = turbo=20 oil seal.  The only time you would close the valve is if you = start=20 blowing smoke, and you figure the turbo is a goner at that point=20 anyway.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (kicked the turbo=20 habit)  




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