Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #27333
From: Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Break-In?
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:06:53 -0700
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Hi Jim,

The Mazda unit is a small float that activates a magnetic switch.  It
goes into the side of the pan with an O-ring seal, and seems to be
surrounded internally with a baffle.  It's probably not worth
considering converting to Lycoming use.  Besides it sells for Lycoming
prices anyway.  You could probably make something like the
Skinny-Dipper probe Jesse found for less money.

Bob W.


On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:08:31 -0600
Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net> wrote:

True enough. But if it's reliable and sufficiently generic, it might serve Lycoming owners (of which, sadly, I am one) well. As you are probably aware, one of the more interesting features of Lycs is the front seal, which has a nasty habit of "falling out" at irregular intervals for reasons best known to itself (most recent example: just a few hours TTSN). Major thread around that on the Cozy list as we speak. The problem is aggravated with pushers since we have no way to detect the failure until the oil pressure goes to zero, and that's pretty late in the game.

What's it look like? How does it work? How is it installed? ... Jim S.


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