X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.143] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 922190 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:20:33 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.143; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C616CA.D6469AD7" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Misc Questions Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:19:45 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E0360FF4A@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Misc Questions Thread-Index: AcYWyRL9qSXnphEdRvmpa/VSSBej9AAAJQcA From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C616CA.D6469AD7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Wendell, It is a standard male & female AN fitting with a 1/8 npt port in the body. I purchased it from Livermore Performance (http://www.livermoreperformance.com/xrp_adapters.html#Special) and comes in a Male AN to NPT, Male AN to Male AN, or Male AN to Female AN configurations, and is available in different sizes. I could have welded a bung onto the oil cooler tank, but I had this on hand and the adapter was quicker and easier. =20 =20 Mark =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Wendell Voto Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:51 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Misc Questions =20 =20 Dale, My psru oil supply comes off the oil cooler outlet using one of the adapters shown in the attachment. This location is closer to the psru than the oil filter adapter block. For the oil return, I drilled & tapped a hole in the rear rotor housing just above the oil pan mating surface. Its easy to see where to locate the hole while the pan is off the engine. =20 =20 My tap & die set gives the drill sizes for common tapped holes. Maybe yours does too. Otherwise, do a Google search and print one out and keep it handy.=20 =20 Mark S =20 Mark, is that adapter 37 degree flare? =20 Wendell ------_=_NextPart_001_01C616CA.D6469AD7 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

Wendell,

It is a standard male & female = AN fitting with a 1/8 npt port in the body.  I purchased it from = Livermore Performance (ht= tp://www.livermoreperformance.com/xrp_adapters.html#Special) and comes in a Male AN to NPT, Male AN to Male AN, or Male AN to Female = AN configurations, and is available in different sizes.  I could have = welded a bung onto the oil cooler tank, but I had this on hand and the adapter = was quicker and easier. 

 

Mark  =

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Wendell Voto
Sent: Wednesday, January = 11, 2006 9:51 AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Misc Questions

 

 

Dale,

My psru oil supply comes off the = oil cooler outlet using one of the adapters shown in the attachment.   This location is closer to the psru than the oil filter adapter block.  For the oil return, I drilled & tapped a hole in the = rear rotor housing just above the oil pan mating surface.  Its easy to = see where to locate the hole while the pan is off the engine.  =

 

My tap & die set gives the = drill sizes for common tapped holes.  Maybe yours does too.  Otherwise, do = a Google search and print one out and keep it handy. =

 

Mark S

 

Mark,  is = that adapter 37 degree flare?

 

Wendell

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