X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.178] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2451231 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:06:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.166.178; envelope-from=barrygardner@gmail.com Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id a25so1475539pyi for ; Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:06:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:from:to:references:in-reply-to:subject:date:mime-version:content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole; bh=UCS1ZauiWzDedvI756bLJAsMkpRSy5PIn35tf0c9AhY=; b=qHIka83oq33RI2Omcjp6o1I+JwaaGyBh0AZomH26lK3Jy8rAgphFJHOS/QReYQL3eZgspIiRQ5GXN/r6OZ6YfjpBNDN4tsD/p8KSJGU83WmY2Ju1zGzV6Xv76+7A8h3E2UEmgRqcqDmpuFBKqiFLRHgq56njhQpWfuRYN0juQ3c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:from:to:references:in-reply-to:subject:date:mime-version:content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole; b=DZRSTC4QX0vmhDXY+ExK5tKKuLPoHAZW5ZeUzDxKV86MPdFbZe+E4OAFbl7p+li7fU8J6E8gWV+AJFoAhgD8wqx+Ry7dNYulWc3ZJEeYsqN2UXRoMSDOiECQPj+/f+GH4TXbeP0HVg2l5RAplEMJizPmH85uoAkrUogxwTvtTzw= Received: by 10.35.79.3 with SMTP id g3mr1461124pyl.1193969178494; Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:06:18 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from GardnerToshiba ( [75.4.157.94]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id a79sm6820380pye.2007.11.01.19.06.17 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:06:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4AF29A4C249E4A1295103C4123391B1F@GardnerToshiba> From: "Barry Gardner" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Oil Pressure Sender Placement Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:06:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_091A_01C81CCB.0853D630" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_091A_01C81CCB.0853D630 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Doug, My recollection is that this oil pressure port is a wierd one called = 1/8" BSPT. ("British standard pipe thread", I think). See: http://autotruckpart.com/product.php?productid=3D316505 That seems to be corroborated by this thread on Grassroots Motorsports: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/board/viewtopic.php?pid=3D44720 Maybe someone else can confirm. I bought an adapter and this is what I = recall. Barry Gardner Wheaton, IL ----- Original Message -----=20 From: DLOMHEIM@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:19 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Oil Pressure Sender Placement My 13B seems to have pulled oil pressure from a small port next to the = oil filter plate which supplies the oil to Tracy's PSRU. A VDO pressure = sender will fit into the hole but will not thread so I must assume this = was never tapped out for NPT and is still in metric. In looking at a = picture of the engine before I removed all the senders, it shows a small = brass fitting on the end of the pressure sender but I can't find that = small brass piece anywhere and was therefore wondering what the sock = thread size so as to get something to adapt to my VDO sending unit? = Thanks for any help. Doug Lomheim RV-9A, 13B, FWF OK City, OK -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. ------=_NextPart_000_091A_01C81CCB.0853D630 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Doug,
 
My recollection is that this oil pressure port is a wierd one = called 1/8"=20 BSPT. ("British standard pipe thread", I think).
 
See:
http://a= utotruckpart.com/product.php?productid=3D316505
 
That seems to be corroborated by this thread on Grassroots=20 Motorsports:
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/board/viewtopic.php?pid=3D44720
 
Maybe someone else can confirm. I bought an adapter and this is = what I=20 recall.
 
Barry Gardner
Wheaton, IL
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 DLOMHEIM@aol.com=20
Sent: Thursday, November 01, = 2007 8:19=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Oil = Pressure Sender=20 Placement

My 13B seems to have pulled oil pressure from a small port = next to=20 the oil filter plate which supplies the oil to Tracy's = PSRU.  A VDO=20 pressure sender will fit into the hole but will not thread so I must = assume=20 this was never tapped out for NPT and is still in metric.  In = looking at=20 a picture of the engine before I removed all the senders, it shows a = small=20 brass fitting on the end of the pressure sender but I can't find that = small=20 brass piece anywhere and was therefore wondering what the sock thread = size so=20 as to get something to adapt to my VDO sending unit?  Thanks for = any=20 help.
 
Doug Lomheim
RV-9A, 13B, FWF
OK City, OK



See what's new at AOL.com=20 and Make AOL Your=20 Homepage.
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