Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 368448 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:01:54 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from EDWARD (cpe-069-132-183-211.carolina.rr.com [69.132.183.211]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i7HH1MSH003081 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:01:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000401c4847b$d7892630$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Oil Change Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:01:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Dale, I am currently running approx 50 hours between changes. I started out at 25hrs and kept extending it as the oil condition warranted. With good quality synthetic oil I believe you can probably fly a year or 100 hrs and just change oil at annuals. But, that is just my opinion - no data. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Rogers" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Oil Change > I know this is almost too simple a question, but I'm close to > getting my test stand activated, and I'd like to have a > realistic starting point. > > Those who are flying - how many hours are you running between > oil changes? > > ADVthanxANCE, > Dale R. > COZY MkIV #1254 > Ch's. 4, 5 & 23 > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >