Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from [205.152.59.69] (HELO imf21aec.bellsouth.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b8) with ESMTP id 2447948 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:46:59 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.3.238]) by imf21aec.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030628234659.IZUA16037.imf21aec.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:46:59 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: N993FL (RV-3) Data collection Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 18:47:00 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c33dcf$91b775b0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C33DA5.A8E16DB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C33DA5.A8E16DB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wouldn't recommend only monitoring oil pan temp. You should primarily = be monitoring engine oil inlet temp. I understand that that's what is done in the car and our red-line values = are based on that. =20 I think the cars monitor temp at the stock oil filter mount (which Bruce amputated), and they use the oil pan sensor for the idiot light I = believe. I can't see why it would make a difference where you monitored it, and = to me, it seems like you'd want to see the worst case temp, which is in the pan. Since you posted your data, I can see that the spread was never = over about 10C, so I'll just keep that in mind when reading my oil temps. =20 =20 As for the redline, it's my understanding that the temps are set for the limits of the oil, not really the engine. Since we're using synthetic = oil, which Mazda does NOT recommend btw, we're able to run hotter oil temps anyway. =20 =20 All that being said, if I still had a place to measure the oil temp = after the oil cooler, I certainly would. The only way to do it now would be = to cobble something up, and frankly, I'm all cobbled out :-) =20 =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C33DA5.A8E16DB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I wouldn't recommend only monitoring oil pan =
temp. You should primarily be monitoring engine oil inlet temp.

I understand that that's what is done in the car and our red-line values =
are based on that.

I think the cars =
monitor temp at the stock oil filter mount (which Bruce amputated), and =
they use the oil pan sensor for the idiot light I believe.  I =
can’t see why it would make a difference where you monitored it, =
and to me, it seems like you’d want to see the worst case temp, =
which is in the pan.  Since you posted your data, I can see that =
the spread was never over about 10C, so I’ll just keep that in =
mind when reading my oil temps.

As for the =
redline, it’s my understanding that the temps are set for the =
limits of the oil, not really the engine.  Since we’re using =
synthetic oil, which Mazda does NOT recommend btw, we’re able to =
run hotter oil temps anyway.

All that being =
said, if I still had a place to measure the oil temp after the oil =
cooler, I certainly would.  The only way to do it now would be to =
cobble something up, and frankly, I’m all cobbled out :-) =

Cheers,

Rusty

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