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Hi Chris,
Rotary "hang out" is generally on Row 19 on the flight
line with cowls-off until 1330 then to the rotary engine tent for rest of
afternoon.
My "Plugs Up" installation has the oil drain to the bottom
side of the block. The oil pan area is covered with a 3/16" aluminum
plate. Then the oil drains through holes (six I believe) in the bottom of
the plate and through a 2"x1" rectangular tube (running length of
plate). The rectangular tube is used to "stand-off" the "Sump" from the
plate so I can access the pan bolts in that area (otherwise the sump would
be flat up against the plate cover the oil pan holes in that area. The oil
drains through the six holes and into the sump which is a 4x4" rectangular tube
with plates welded on both ends and various fittings and holes (such as the fill
hole and dip still hole).
I then extended the oil pickup tube through the side of
the plate and into the top of the 4x4 sump. The pickup actually goes
through a removal plate on the top of the sump, so I have access to the screen
on the bottom of the pickup tube. The tube is sealed with rubber O rings
where it goes through the plate and sump to ensure an air tight seal - you do
not want any air leaks.
The system holds 4.3 quarts of oil (you could have more by
making the sump larger - but after 325 hours, my conclusion is you don't need
more - after all this is not an aircraft engine {:>)).
Here are a couple of photos that make made this
clearer. The long blue tube is the oil filler, you can see the oil pickup
arching out of the plate and into the top of the sump.
Hope this helps
Ed
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 9:48
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Oil tank
My current problem: I don't want to take up
the space below the engine with the larger 13b oil pan. I was thinking
of doing something like Ed has. I can use the renesis pan as a collector
or make a blank out of alluminum, pipe the oil to a tank sitting on the side
of the engine, then plumb it back into the pump.
Ed, how does your system get the oil to the
tank? How big is the tank? How did you connect back to the
pick-up?
As always, any comments and constructive
criticism are welcome.
Chris
P.S. Sorry I missed everyone at Sun and
Fun. Was there a rotary hangout that I
missed?
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