X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.24] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2835058 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:46:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.24; envelope-from=ktradcliff@comcast.net Received: from OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.51]) by QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id AJJW1Z00B16AWCUA20Se00; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:44:50 +0000 Received: from rmailcenter99.comcast.net ([204.127.197.199]) by OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ARm11Z0084Jcias8S00000; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:46:01 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=54YgRJvh2vAA:10 a=hR5ZWhcOnxkA:10 a=DK7Vm7k/By0XaJwFoutgpA==:17 a=arxwEM4EAAAA:8 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=QdXCYpuVAAAA:8 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=FYm_umn6cGlt7rkFZU4A:9 a=3rt9WcbXBlJHnWPmE7wA:7 a=KnDnCUgmxZHW9ebJzYpoj3blqXkA:4 a=si9q_4b84H0A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=c5zHXd76wwQA:10 Received: from [67.171.184.132] by rmailcenter99.comcast.net; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:46:01 +0000 From: ktradcliff@comcast.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: What comes first; the chicken or the egg? Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:46:01 +0000 Message-Id: <040720080146.9514.47F97CD9000043AF0000252A2213528573000007040C0B0E9D9B05@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 30 2007) X-Authenticated-Sender: a3RyYWRjbGlmZkBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA== I am happy that this has worked out for you. Why did you decide to run the filter before the cooler? -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Ed Anderson" > I have my oil filter before the oil goes into the cooler and has worked fine > for 400 hours. > > Ed > > Ed Anderson > Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered > Matthews, NC > eanderson@carolina.rr.com > http://www.andersonee.com > http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW > http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:00 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] What comes first; the chicken or the egg? > > > > The Mazda manual shows the oil being cooled via the oil cooler before it > > is filtered. One would assume that you would want the oil filtered before > > you ran it through anything. Why did they design it this way? What are > > most doing? Are you cooling the oil before filtering or are you filtering > > the oil before cooling? If one was to stick to the original design and > > utilize the original oil pressure outlet as the oil supply feed to the > > re-drive, it would appear that this oil supply to the re-drive is > > un-filtered oil although the oil is cooled. I would assume that we would > > want filtered oil to the re-drive. I am not sure how to tackle this > > problem. Any and all input into this subject is greatly appreciated. > > > > -- > > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > > Archive and UnSub: > > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html