X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail17.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.198] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTPS id 2826512 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:19:56 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.198; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d211-31-242-144.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.31.242.144]) by mail17.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m2VMJ8KD004115 for ; Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:19:09 +1100 Message-ID: <005101c8937d$3f1e6210$90f21fd3@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Oil metering port Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 08:19:09 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01C893D1.0F924030" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0657-0, 12/12/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C893D1.0F924030 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Al, I tried to remove one of those brass oil injector plugs - no luck at = all, I pretty much tried everything, I though it would come out like the = e-shaft oil valves. So I'm glad you asked the question! George (down under) Yesterday I removed one of the banjo bolts that serve as oil injection = ports on the housings of my 20B. In the bottom of the threaded bore I = noticed a slotted plug with hole in center. I wondered if the slot had = something to do with maybe distributing the oil to the tip seals. It = looked like it was threaded in; so in my curiosity, I took a screwdriver = to screw it out. It turns, but doesn't appear to move up or down. What = is it there for, and did turning it do anything? I want to make sure it = doesn't possibly move inward and contact the tip seal. BTW; the hole is threaded 10mm, 1.25 pitch; and a plug bolt should be = a max of about 12mm long. Al -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG.=20 Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1349 - Release Date: = 29/03/2008 5:02 PM ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C893D1.0F924030 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Al,
I tried to remove one of those brass = oil injector=20 plugs - no luck at all, I pretty much tried everything, I though it = would come=20 out like the e-shaft oil valves. So I'm glad you asked the=20 question!
George (down under)

Yesterday I removed = one of the=20 banjo bolts that serve as oil injection ports on the housings of my = 20B. In=20 the bottom of the threaded bore I noticed a slotted plug with hole in = center.=20 I wondered if the slot had something to do with maybe distributing the = oil to=20 the tip seals.  It looked like it was threaded in; so in my = curiosity, I=20 took a screwdriver to screw it out.  It turns, but doesn=92t = appear to move=20 up or down.  What is it there for, and did turning it do = anything?=20  I want to make sure it doesn=92t possibly move inward and = contact the tip=20 seal.

 

BTW; the hole is = threaded 10mm,=20 1.25 pitch; and a plug bolt should be a max of about 12mm=20 long.

 

Al

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