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It was changed at the request of Bruce Turrentine.
My engine was built up by him, several years ago. Sometime in the ensuing years,
someone had a problem that the oil disable pellet was found to not be the right
length, and Bruce sent me a note that the pellet had to be changed. At the
Rotary Roundup in Lake City this year, he gave me the new pellet to
install. It looks identical to the old pellet, *except* that the small
diameter portion is a little longer.
Thanks
Bill. I just hung up with Bruce, and he feels that I have nothing to worry
about. He said your engine was built about a year and a half before
mine, so he's almost 100% certain that mine got the new pellet. He also
said that there was a very noticeable difference, and even my
cursory comparison between the two would have shown this if I had
the old one. He also mentioned that Tracy flew for about 800 hours with
the old pellet, and underdrive pulley. According to Bruce,
you'd see a reduction in oil pressure, particularly when warm, so I'll look for
that when I crank it.
I don't
suspect I have a problem, but I'm glad you happened to mention
it.
Cheers,
Rusty
(falling behind schedule for this weekend's cranking)
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