Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #37908
From: George Lendich <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: RV-7A cooling
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:05:07 +1000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Lynn,
Thanks for all the oil pump, inlet tube etc. information.  My engine is a stock RX-8 engine pulled out of a wreck with about 9500 miles.  The pan and oil pick-up are stock with a 1/2 inch spacer on the oil pick-up.  The crankshaft oil bypass has been disabled and the oil pick-up is the stock plastic item.  From the information you sent it appears I could really improve my oil pick-up system!  On start-up my oil goes to 85 psi.  After warm-up it is slightly slower.  On take-off it goes to 85 but as the oil temp exceeds 200 the oil pressure comes down some.  I will open the filter and check it when I change to Redline straight 40 W racing oil.  I compared the oil dip stick from a 1997 13 B and the Renesis.  It looks like the oil level in the Renesis is about 1 1/2 inch lower in the Renesis.

Dennis,
I doubt that the Renesis oil level is lower than the RX7, in is in fact higher.
The RX7 oil level is right at the top of the oil pan or at the bottom of the motor.
The RX8 is higher than the top of the oil pan, as the oil pan is shallower - how much higher is unknown to me.
George ( down under)
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