X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1631002 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:55:46 -0500 Received: from [63.24.51.29] ([63.24.118.223]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0J9M000YXIOAJU7P@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:55:30 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:09:23 -0800 From: Ken Welter Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges In-reply-to: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1047097917==_ma============" References: --============_-1047097917==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" >Fixing to get oil pressure gauge and am concerned about the quality >of the electrical sending units. How likely are they to leak or >come apart and cause complete oil loss? > >Hi Wendell, > >Quality senders like VDO are essentially bullet proof. I wouldn't >worry about them at all. You will also note that most senders have >a tiny little hole in the threaded end, so as to restrict the rate >of oil loss in the event of a leak. > >Cheers, >Rusty > I will back that up as I have used VDO for years in off road race cars and my Coot and have never seen any problems, now Stuart Warner units are absolute junk. Ken --============_-1047097917==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" [FlyRotary] Re: gauges
Fixing to get oil pressure gauge and am concerned about the quality of the electrical sending units.  How likely are they to leak or come apart and cause complete oil loss? 
 
Hi Wendell,
 
Quality senders like VDO are essentially bullet proof.  I wouldn't worry about them at all.  You will also note that most senders have a tiny little hole in the threaded end, so as to restrict the rate of oil loss in the event of a leak.   
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 

   I will back that up as I have used VDO for years in off road race cars and my Coot and have never seen any problems, now Stuart Warner units are absolute junk.
 Ken
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