X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma06.mx.aol.com ([64.12.78.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4958629 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:38:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.78.142; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from imo-da03.mx.aol.com (imo-da03.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.201]) by imr-ma06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p3R0btf1023373 for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:37:55 -0400 Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-da03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.c31.836feff7 (55732) for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:37:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d16.mail.aol.com (magic-d16.mail.aol.com [172.19.155.132]) by cia-md03.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMD037-d9b44db76557222; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:37:43 -0400 From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <754b.162677d2.3ae8bf57@aol.com> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:37:43 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Oil pickup To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_754b.162677d2.3ae8bf57_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 130 X-AOL-IP: 173.88.24.45 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Lehanover@aol.com --part1_754b.162677d2.3ae8bf57_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit When I ran the internal pump, I lapped the pickup tube flange dead flat. I installed the pickup with no gasket. Torqued the little bolts and safetied them. Worked fine. Maximum possible pressure involved is less than 14.7 pounds. Will never happen. Those "O" rings would be sooooo nice. Go for it. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 4/26/2011 3:11:04 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, dale.r@cox.net writes: Hi All, Well the last 21 months have been way too interesting. However, I'm back building again, and my machine shop is functional. I most humbly apologize if I missed in communicating with anyone during that time. I will admit, I was very discouraged, and just didn't check my personal mail accounts for weeks (months?) at a time. I am currently making a spacer for the oil pickup to compensate for the thickness of the bed mount. What I'd like to obtain from the wisdom of those who have gone before is whether it is worth machining into it step(s) for an O-ring. The current pickup seems to be using a gasket to seal it (I haven't tried scraping it off, yet. I know I don't need the o-ring to hold pressure the way they have to on the filter housing, but it can't leak the least bit of air either, right? Two gaskets is pretty simple, but then again, two o-ring recesses is just a few minutes with a 20mm mill cutter. Your thoughts? Dale Rogers COZY MkIV #0497 Ch. 13 in-progress --part1_754b.162677d2.3ae8bf57_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

When I ran the internal pump, I lapped the pickup tube flange dead=20 flat.

I installed the pickup with no gasket. Torqued the little bolts= and=20 safetied them. Worked fine. Maximum possible pressure involved is le= ss=20 than 14.7 pounds. Will never happen. Those "O" rings would be sooooo nice.= Go=20 for it.

Lynn E. Hanover

In a message dated 4/26/2011 3:11:04 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time,=20 dale.r@cox.net writes:

Hi=20 All,

   Well the last 21 months have been way too=20 interesting. However, I'm back building again, and my machine shop= is=20 functional.
   I most humbly apologize if I missed in=20 communicating with anyone during that time. I will admit, I was ve= ry=20 discouraged, and just didn't check my personal mail accounts for weeks= =20 (months?) at a time.

   I am currently making a= spacer=20 for the oil pickup to compensate for the thickness of the bed mount.&nbs= p;=20 What I'd like to obtain from the wisdom of those who have gone before is= =20 whether it is worth machining into it step(s) for an O-ring. The= current=20 pickup seems to be using a gasket to seal it (I haven't tried scraping= it off,=20 yet. I know I don't need the o-ring to hold pressure the way they have= to on=20 the filter housing, but it can't leak the least bit of air either,=20 right? Two gaskets is pretty simple, but then again, two o-ring re= cesses=20 is just a few minutes with a 20mm mill cutter.

   Your= =20 thoughts?

Dale Rogers
COZY MkIV #0497
Ch. 13=20 in-progress

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