Joe,

On my 13B's, the oil supply to the metering oil pump shaft is a direct passage to the gallery at the nearest main bearing.  If the shaft is removed, this would result in a leak in the main bearing supply.  I don't know if this would cause problems and didn't want to find out.  As a result, I left the shaft and gear in place, made a spacer to mimic the presence of the oil metering pump, and installed a block off plate.

Steve Boese
RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2


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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of jskmberki@windstream.net [jskmberki@windstream.net]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 5:38 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Front Cover oil injector drive

For those of us using oil premix with fuel:
Do you remove the oil pump gear and shaft from the front cover and bolt on a block off plate?

Do you keep the gear and shaft and just install the block off plate?

Thanks for any help

Joe Berki

Limo EZ
13b P Port


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