X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0) with ESMTP id 810431 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:58:12 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jA1DvQ4p026553 for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:57:26 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001f01c5deec$36a46a00$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Break-In? Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:57:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C5DEC2.4D99E480" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C5DEC2.4D99E480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Its interesting to see the interest in an oil level sensor for the = Rotary. In my opinion, its totally unneeded - if you plan to mix 2 = cycle oil with your gas. I think the main reason Mazda went with it is = because in the auto you do inject crankcase oil and early on folks ran = the sump dry not realizing what this really meant to oil "consumption." In 400 hours of running a 13B and 300 flying with a 13B I have yet to = add a single quart of oil between oil changes. In fact, I've had to = remove oil (excess 2 cycle scavenged from the combustion chamber walls) = from my sump.=20 Certainly, I don't think an oil level sensor is going to hurt anything, = but unless you are going to inject crankcase oil, I personally don't = think it buys you anything in the aircraft - I mean you are going to = check the oil level before each flight are you not? 0.02 worth Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Hull=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:14 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Break-In? Hi Joe, Tim down in Redding. Congratulations on getting your project = started. Just wondering what you are using for an oil level sensor. This = has come up recently and it's something I would like to have on my = project. I'm still following the rotary progress and would like to go = that route but have recently purchased a Lycoming L I came across a = good used one at a fair price and current plan is to get the plane = flying and then convert later, after you work out all the bugs for me J = ! =20 Tim=20 =20 Hey Tim, The oil level sensor is a standard Mazda sensor that is in the oil = pan. If I recall it is float operated and the lead goes to ground when = the oil is low. I've got it hooked up to an LED on my instrument panel. My son may be going back to college in Redding in January. If so, I'll = try to remember to look you up and take a look at your Cozy. =20 Joe Hull Redmond (Seattle), Washington Cozy MkIV #991 (working on Engine & Electrical & Finishing) http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C5DEC2.4D99E480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Its interesting to see the interest in an oil = level sensor=20 for the Rotary.  In my opinion, its totally unneeded - if you plan = to mix 2=20 cycle oil with your gas. I think the main reason Mazda = went with it is=20 because in the auto you do inject crankcase oil and early on folks ran = the sump=20 dry not realizing what this really meant to oil = "consumption."
 
 In 400 hours of running a 13B and 300 = flying with a=20 13B I have yet to add a single quart of oil between oil changes.  = In fact,=20 I've had to remove oil (excess 2 cycle scavenged from the combustion = chamber=20 walls) from my sump.
 
Certainly, I don't think an oil level sensor is = going to=20 hurt anything, but unless you are going to inject crankcase oil, I = personally=20 don't think it buys you anything in the aircraft - I mean you are going = to check=20 the oil level before each flight are you not?
 
0.02 worth
 
Ed A
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Joe Hull=20
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, = 2005 1:14=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Break-In?

Hi Joe, Tim = down in=20 Redding. = Congratulations on=20 getting your project started. Just wondering what you are using for an = oil=20 level sensor. This has come up recently and it=92s something I would = like to=20 have on my project. I=92m still following the rotary progress and =  would=20 like to go that route but have recently purchased a Lycoming=20 L  =  I came=20 across a good used one at a fair price and current plan is to get the = plane=20 flying and then convert later, after you work out all the bugs for me=20 J=20 !

 

Tim=20

 

Hey=20 Tim,

The oil = level sensor=20 is a standard Mazda sensor that is in the oil pan. If I recall it is = float=20 operated and the lead goes to ground when the oil is low. I=92ve got = it hooked=20 up to an LED on my instrument panel.

My son may = be going=20 back to college in Redding in January. If so, I=92ll try to remember = to look you=20 up and take a look at your Cozy.

 

Joe=20 Hull

Redmond=20 (Seattle), Washington

Cozy=20 MkIV #991 (working on Engine & Electrical &=20 Finishing)

http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html

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