X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [137.118.16.58] (HELO smtp0.av-mx.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5472738 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:05:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.58; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from MAIN (unknown [66.243.229.199]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48C641C08E9 for ; Sun, 8 Apr 2012 01:04:45 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: OMP Plumbing Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 00:04:31 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0082_01CD151B.2C4FCCE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3538.513 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3538.513 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01CD151B.2C4FCCE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes Mark, that would be the right place. Richard Sohn N2071U http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html From: Mark Steitle=20 Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:09 PM=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: OMP Plumbing Richard, =20 Thanks for the great information. That supports what instinct was = telling me. So, anywhere upstream of the butterfly should work? I'm = running three 1-barrel throttle-bodies on my p-port 3-rotor. If I = understand you, I should hook the check valve for each rotor upstream of = the respective TB butterfly, correct? Mark=20 On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:54 PM, Richard Sohn = wrote: Mark, you need the injection check valves hooked up to your intake plenum. = The oil intake only works with the pressure difference between the = combustion chamber and the plenum during the intake cycle. The check = valve prevents oil from being pushed into the vacuum lines by reverse = pressure fluctuations.=20 As far as the control lever is concerned, you have a good plan. You = may want to make the lever position adjustable so you can set the oil = consumption to a level that makes you and the engine feel good. FWIW Richard Sohn N2071U http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html From: Mark Steitle=20 Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 8:10 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] OMP Plumbing Is anyone running an oil metering pump (OMP) that can help me figure = out how the lines should be connected. I'm planning on using the Mazda = banjo fittings to hook up to the OMP, but what do I do with the check = valves. Do you connect the check valves to a vacuum source or just = block them off? Will the system work properly if I plug the check = valves? I plan on locking the lever in the full open position. Will = this work for a/c use? I'll be using Richard Sohn's adapter with a 1 = gallon reservoir filled with 2-stroke oil. =20 Mark S. ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01CD151B.2C4FCCE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes Mark, that would be the right place.
 
Richard=20 Sohn
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Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:09 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: OMP Plumbing
 
Richard, =20
 
Thanks for the great information.  That supports what instinct = was=20 telling me.  So, anywhere upstream of the butterfly should = work?  I'm=20 running three 1-barrel throttle-bodies on my p-port 3-rotor.  If I=20 understand you, I should hook the check valve for each rotor upstream of = the=20 respective TB butterfly, correct?
 
Mark

On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:54 PM, Richard Sohn = <res12@fairpoint.net> = wrote:
Mark,
 
you need the injection check valves hooked up to your intake = plenum. The=20 oil intake only works with the pressure difference between the = combustion=20 chamber and the plenum during the intake cycle. The check valve = prevents oil=20 from being pushed into the vacuum lines by reverse pressure = fluctuations.=20
As far as the control lever is concerned, you have a good plan. = You may=20 want to make the lever position adjustable so you can set the oil = consumption=20 to a level that makes you and the engine feel good.
FWIW
 
 
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 8:10 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] OMP Plumbing
 
Is=20 anyone running an oil metering pump (OMP) that can help me figure out = how the=20 lines should be connected.  I'm planning on using the Mazda banjo = fittings to hook up to the OMP, but what do I do with the check = valves. =20 Do you connect the check valves to a vacuum source or just block them=20 off?  Will the system work properly if I plug the check = valves?  I=20 plan on locking the lever in the full open position.  Will this = work for=20 a/c use?  I'll be using Richard Sohn's adapter with a 1 gallon = reservoir=20 filled with 2-stroke oil.   =20
 
Mark S.
 
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