X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1757435 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:08:13 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-100-190.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.100.190]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l0E47NHk024355 for ; Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:07:24 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001c01c73791$833199c0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Hi Neil Kruiswyk was [FlyRotary] Re: Plugs down Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:07:30 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C73767.9A0CFC90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C73767.9A0CFC90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Neil, Good to hear you on the list. I figured you and Jim had sold your Rv-7 = and were just using the proceeds to sail around the warm waters of = Florida. Good to hear you have another rotary project going - a flying = one I presume? Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: neilak@sympatico.ca=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 9:04 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Plugs down Joe, =20 Apart from plug fouling as already mentioned, the main = bearing oil scavenging would be a trick to fix. Looking at the motor = end-on from the trany end, there is an oil gallery inside the casting = from the main bearing that runs down and to the right. (see pic RED = line). Plugs-up it runs down and to the left. Plugs down it would have = to run up-hill. Plan B would be to drill and tap an external line from = that area of the casing to the sump. I can't remember if the front main = bearing just drains into the oil pump cover or if there is a gallery = there was well. =20 You would have to seal up the oil filler hole and the = dip-stick hole and any other spot oil wants to dribble out. =20 Neil Kruiswyk Another rotary project in the works. =20 =20 =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Joe Berki Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 4:36 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Plugs down =20 don't remmember if this was discussed but can the 13B be mounted and = run plugs down? I know several others have running installations with = plugs up. Thanks for any help.=20 =20 Joe Berki Limo EZ -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C73767.9A0CFC90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hey Neil,

Good to hear you on the list. I figured = you and Jim=20 had sold your Rv-7 and were just using the proceeds to sail around the = warm=20 waters of Florida. Good to hear you have another rotary project = going - a=20 flying one I presume?

Ed

Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.comhttp:/= /members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.dmack.net/mazda= /index.html

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 neilak@sympatico.ca

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Saturday, January 13, = 2007 9:04=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Plugs = down

Joe,

&= nbsp; =20 Apart from plug fouling as already mentioned, the main bearing oil = scavenging=20 would be a trick to fix. Looking at the motor end-on from the = trany end,=20 there is an oil gallery inside the casting from the main bearing that = runs=20 down and to the right. (see pic RED line). Plugs-up it = runs down=20 and to the left. Plugs down it would have to run up-hill. = Plan B=20 would be to drill and tap an external line from that area of the = casing to the=20 sump. I can=92t remember if the front main bearing just drains = into the=20 oil pump cover or if there is a gallery there was = well.

&= nbsp; =20 You would have to seal up the oil filler hole and the dip-stick hole = and any=20 other spot oil wants to dribble out.

Neil=20 Kruiswyk

Another=20 rotary project in the works=85

From: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Joe=20 Berki
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 4:36 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Plugs=20 down

don't=20 remmember if this was discussed but can the 13B be mounted and run = plugs=20 down? I know several others have running installations with = plugs=20 up. Thanks for any help.

Joe=20 Berki

Limo=20 EZ

--
Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
Archive and=20 UnSub: =20 http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/
------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C73767.9A0CFC90--