X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.2) with ESMTP id 966194 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 May 2005 21:16:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050528011518.IWQT16444.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Fri, 27 May 2005 21:15:18 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050528011518.JQPZ4468.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Fri, 27 May 2005 21:15:18 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Oil pressure Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 20:15:29 -0500 Message-ID: <008301c56322$bcc59370$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0084_01C562F8.D3EF8B70" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C562F8.D3EF8B70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Anyone out there have an opinion if 125 psi is to high for the oil pressure ??? Hi Ken, I don't know for sure, but I'd bet the race boys run that = much. We just don't need it at our rpms though. I just installed a new engine and all my other ones ran at about 80 to 90 psi and this one is 125, I don't know why as all the plumbing is the same. Did you re-use your old pressure regulator in the rear housing, or is it = one you haven't used before? The REW regulators are quite a bit higher = pressure than the old 2nd gen, and they make some aftermarket versions that are = even higher I think. If all the plumbing is the same, I just can't see how = the pressure would be that much higher unless your regulator is causing it. = Cheers, Rusty (.53 ips, but soon to fall) ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C562F8.D3EF8B70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

   Anyone out there have an opinion if 125 = psi is to=20 high for the oil
pressure ???

Hi = Ken,   I=20 don't know for sure, but I'd bet the race boys run that much.  We = just=20 don't need it at our rpms though.


  I just installed a new engine and all my other ones ran at = about=20 80
to 90 psi and this one is 125, I don't know why as all the = plumbing
is=20 the same.

Did you re-use your old = pressure=20 regulator in the rear housing, or is it one you haven't used = before?  The=20 REW regulators are quite a bit higher pressure than the old 2nd gen, and = they=20 make some aftermarket versions that are even higher I think.  If = all the=20 plumbing is the same, I just can't see how the pressure would be that = much=20 higher unless your regulator is causing it. 

Cheers,

Rusty (.53 ips, but soon = to=20 fall)

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