X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.93.47.41] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.texas.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1026301 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:39:08 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.93.47.41; envelope-from=RDarrah@austin.rr.com Received: from yourf9f9645266 (cpe-66-69-251-170.austin.res.rr.com [66.69.251.170]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.texas.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k280cLLe003451 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:38:21 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <001f01c64248$98c3b8c0$6601a8c0@yourf9f9645266> From: "Bob Darrah" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Possible oil pressure problems Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:38:18 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C64216.4D801070" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C64216.4D801070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Help! Getting closer to engine start (3 months?). Put oil in the pan and had = a brilliant (???) idea. If I pulled a vacuume on the output hose, over = time I should be able to pull oil past the oil pump and prime the = system. Well, it didn't work. Couldn't hold a vacuum or pressure possibibly = due to: 1. Leakes in the system on the pressure side of the pump (that = famouse O ring in the front cover?) 2. The mannor in which the oil pump chain is lubricated. If number 2 is the reason, I can keep going. What is normal here? Bob Darrah 20B=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C64216.4D801070 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Getting closer to engine start (3 = months?). =20 Put oil in the pan and had a brilliant (???) idea. If I pulled a = vacuume=20 on the output hose, over time I should be able to pull oil past the oil = pump and=20 prime the system.

Well, it didn't work. = Couldn't hold a=20 vacuum or pressure possibibly due to:

1. = Leakes in the=20 system on the pressure side of the pump (that famouse O ring in the = front=20 cover?)

2. The = mannor in=20 which the oil pump chain is lubricated.

If number 2 is the reason, I can keep = going. =20 What is normal here?

Bob Darrah

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