X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2821673 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:26:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c2b.21c144da (48576) for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:25:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:25:29 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 2-stroke oil To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1206678329" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 36 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1206678329 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Oil Metering Pump on the front cover. Steals crank case oil and meters tiny amounts into the carb float bowl on early models and directly into the rotor housings after that. The apex seals need to get a slight amount of lube to survive. Some choose to eliminate the pump in some way and just premix some amount of 2 cycle oil into the fuel. Or, premix the oil. You can also open the oil gallery that leads to the OMP and TIG weld a dash 3 or dash 4 AN fitting in the gallery. Plug the gallery at the front iron, and run a hose from the fitting to a bottle on the firewall to hold a 2 cycle oil supply. Richard Sohn used to make an adaptor that bolts on with the stock pump to do this operation, but I think he has stopped production for lack of time. It is customary in writing to show the body of an acronym after its first use in a paper, using capitals that align with the acronym. The OMP (Oil Metering Pump) is used for....etc. Lynn E. Hanover The advantage is that you can run a synthetic oil in the sump and not have the rotor housings gumming up. In a message dated 3/27/2008 11:14:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, paulo264@cox.net writes: Sorry, guys----I'm new to the rotary game and keep trying to decipher some of the abbreviations you use, e.g., OMP refers to...??? Paul **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001) -------------------------------1206678329 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Oil Metering Pump on the front cover. Steals crank case oil and met= ers=20 tiny amounts into the carb float bowl on early models and directly into the=20 rotor housings after that. The apex seals need to get a slight amount of lub= e to=20 survive.

Some choose to eliminate the pump in some way and just premix some amou= nt=20 of 2 cycle oil into the fuel.

Or, premix the oil.

You can also open the oil gallery that leads to the OMP and TIG weld a=20= dash=20 3 or dash 4 AN fitting in the gallery. Plug the gallery at the front iron, a= nd=20 run a hose from the fitting to a bottle on the firewall to hold a 2 cycle oi= l=20 supply. Richard Sohn used to make an adaptor that bolts on with the stock pu= mp=20 to do this operation, but I think he has stopped production for lack of=20 time.

It is customary in writing to show the body of an acronym after its fir= st=20 use in a paper, using capitals that align with the acronym. The OMP (Oil=20 Metering Pump) is used for....etc.

Lynn E. Hanover

The advantage is that you can run a synthetic oil in the sump and not h= ave=20 the rotor housings gumming up.

In a message dated 3/27/2008 11:14:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 paulo264@cox.net writes:

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Sorry, guys----I'm new to the rotary game= and=20 keep trying to decipher some of the abbreviations you use, e.g., OMP refer= s=20 to...??? =20 Paul

Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home.

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