X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 50 [XX] (67%) BODY: contains "rx" (33%) HEADERS: mail has MS Outlook properties but missing "Outlook" in "X-Mailer" Headers Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc3-s40.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.240] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1915625 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:59:53 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.240; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.85]) by bay0-omc3-s40.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:59:08 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:59:08 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.150.73 by BAY115-DAV13.phx.gbl with DAV; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:59:03 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.150.73] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis oil pump picture? Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:58:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_018D_01C76417.B5A1E560" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0034.2000 Seal-Send-Time: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:58:59 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Mar 2007 23:59:08.0463 (UTC) FILETIME=[41E293F0:01C76439] Return-Path: lors01@msn.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_018D_01C76417.B5A1E560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageMay or may not be related, but there was a recall on RX-8s for = oil warning lights coming on at speeds over 80 MPH. It wasn't really = low, just foamy. Don't know what the fix was but they did not change = the size or shape of the oil pan. Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 12:53 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis oil pump picture? I wonder whether a chain slipping through the oil would really foam it = up that badly. The oil in the rotors certainly get churned into a foamy = state. The old connection rod splash rod would really foam the oil as = it "beat" the oil several hundred times a minute - but I'll bet if = anything the chain will just created a small turbulent area around it = but not wide spread as it smoothly slips through the oil. Just = speculation, of course, never seen a chain running through oil.=20 Hi Ed, Good point... As usual, I'm probably worrying about nothing. I know = that the RV-3 chain ran in the oil during climbs, because I had a really = hard leak to find. I could run the engine on the ground, and it would = never leak, but after a flight, there would be oil. Eventually, after = slopping grey sealer everywhere (sorry Rich), I found the right place to = put it. =20 If you look at a 3rd gen REW front cover, you'll see that they added = an extra bolt near the top of the cover. The spot where they added the = bolt used to be a fairly long unsupported area, and it just happens to = be right where the oil chain slings oil at a high velocity. That's = where it leaked of course. =20 Rusty (wondering if I can get away with one oil drain) ------=_NextPart_000_018D_01C76417.B5A1E560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
May or may not be related, but there was a recall on RX-8s for oil = warning=20 lights coming on at speeds over 80 MPH.  It wasn't really low, just = foamy.  Don't know what the fix was but they did not change the = size or=20 shape of the oil pan.
 
Tracy
 
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To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 = 12:53=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Renesis oil pump=20 picture?

I wonder whether a chain slipping through the = oil would=20 really foam it up that badly. The oil in the rotors certainly get = churned=20 into a foamy state.  The old connection rod splash rod would = really foam=20 the oil as it "beat" the oil several hundred times a minute - but I'll = bet if=20 anything the chain will just created a small turbulent area = around it but=20 not wide spread as it smoothly slips through the = oil.   Just=20 speculation, of course, never seen a chain running through oil. 
 
Hi=20 Ed,
 
Good=20 point...  As usual, I'm probably worrying about nothing.  I = know=20 that the RV-3 chain ran in the oil during climbs, because I had a = really hard leak to find.  I could run the engine on = the=20 ground, and it would never leak, but after a flight, there would = be=20 oil.  Eventually, after slopping grey sealer everywhere = (sorry=20 Rich), I found the right place to put it. =20
 
If=20 you look at a 3rd gen REW front cover, you'll see that they added = an=20 extra bolt near the top of the cover.  The spot where they = added the=20 bolt used to be a fairly long unsupported area, and it just = happens to be=20 right where the oil chain slings oil at a high velocity.  That's = where it=20 leaked of course.  
 
Rusty=20 (wondering if I can get away with one oil=20 = drain)    
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