X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2822899 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:01:01 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=BMears9413@aol.com Received: from BMears9413@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.cc8.2ab425a9 (34906) for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from FWM-D35 (fwm-d35.webmail.aol.com [205.188.162.11]) by cia-da02.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADA023-885a47ed787c145; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:12 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 2-stroke oil Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:12 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 65.182.71.8 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: bmears9413@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CA5F3E9D2B8F00_EE0_3950_FWM-D35.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 35304-STANDARD Received: from 65.182.71.8 by FWM-D35.sysops.aol.com (205.188.162.11) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:12 -0400 Message-Id: <8CA5F3E9C5C2165-EE0-1CE5@FWM-D35.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MB_8CA5F3E9D2B8F00_EE0_3950_FWM-D35.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I'm running Richard Sohn's adaptor. Is anyone else running one? I'd like some input on the whinning noise I'm getting from the OMP. Bob Mears Supermarine Spitfire -----Original Message----- From: Lehanover@aol.com To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:25 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 2-stroke oil 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. ----------MB_8CA5F3E9D2B8F00_EE0_3950_FWM-D35.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" I'm running Richard Sohn's adaptor. Is anyone else running one? I'd like some input on the whinning noise I'm getting from the OMP.

Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire


-----Original Message-----
From: Lehanover@aol.com
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:25 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 2-stroke oil

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



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