X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.248] (HELO qnsi-xch.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 926514 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:01:55 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.248; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] 13B and Renesis oil pans MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:02:05 -0600 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] 13B and Renesis oil pans Thread-Index: AcYZICuqKj8HTlORTh2GoCZfKY9QVQACT2Qw From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Bill, I used the Renesis Oil Level Switch on my custom pan. If you turn it upside down it becomes a N.O. switch. Stock orientation is normally closed. Since my pans is a deep wedge I placed it parallel to the oil pickup, leveled the pan and installed the switch to go closed at the 4 quart level of the 7 quart pan. This will feed an LED. The 2 leads are ran up through the block to the oil filler neck and come out the side on top of the engine.=20 For the oil pickup trace the Renesis mounting flange onto a steel plate. I used 1/8" 4130 and modified an older rotary pickup tube using the mazda strainer and some 4130 tube. Parts where braised together. You may be able to just make a spacer and put it between the stock pickup tube and the Renesis. Moroso also has a kit that might work. I think it would have been easier. http://www.moroso.com/catalog/categorydisplay.asp?catcode=3D12009 Still have to make the mounting flange. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of bbradburry@allvantage.com Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:41 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] 13B and Renesis oil pans Looks like the 2nd gen pan can be used with Fred's plate to attach to the Renesis. Three holes will have to be tapped for 6MM helicoils for a bolt up. Weld up the three mount holes or only the center one, and fill the holes in Freds plate with JB Weld. What about the electrical connections. Does anyone know what the items are in the pan? Oil level?, temp?. Can the Renesis items be adapted to the 13B? The oil pickup for the two seem to be slightly off on the bolt hole distance where it attaches to the block. Something will have to be done to reach the bottom of either pan because of the 1/2 inch of Fred's plate. Any ideas?? Tracy adapted the Renesis to his plane. Anyone know what he did reguards the oil pan?? Tracy?? Bill Bradburry -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/