Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3113479 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:05:19 -0500 Received: from [68.211.242.56] by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040322220519.YIJX2496.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[68.211.242.56]> for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:05:19 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0 Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:04:58 -0500 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 13B Oil capacity From: Bulent Aliev To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3162819899_83257204" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3162819899_83257204 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable On 3/22/04 5:03 PM, "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> wrote: > John, I adjusted my dipstick by cutting down the dipstic tube by the same > length as the thickness of the engine mount plate. In my case 1/2=B2. > Buly=20 > =20 > I'm assuming you have a plate, sandwiched between the oil pan and engine.= If > so, did you extend the oil pickup a half inch to make up for the plate? = In my > case, I used the stock pickup, and figure that I'll just have a half inch= of > oil that I can't pick up. Since the pickup wasn't changed, the oil dipst= ick > calibration is still correct. > =20 > Just curious. > Rusty (got a great deal on a big white Chevy truck) >=20 >=20 You are right: I made a 1/2=B2 extension spacer for the pickup tube. Buly --B_3162819899_83257204 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 13B Oil capacity On 3/22/04 5:03 PM, &qu= ot;Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> wrote:

John, I adjusted my dipstick by cutting down the dipstic tube by the same= length as the thickness of the engine mount plate. In my case 1/2”. Buly<= SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:18.0px'>

I'm assuming you have a plate, sandwiched between = the oil pan and engine.  If so, did you extend the oil pickup a half in= ch to make up for the plate?  In my case, I used the stock pickup, and = figure that I'll just have a half inch of oil that I can't pick up.  Si= nce the pickup wasn't changed, the oil dipstick calibration is still correct= .
Just curious.
Rusty (got a great deal on a big white Chevy truck)


You are right: I made a 1/2” extension spacer for the pickup tube.=
Buly
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