X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost02.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2452146 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:49:55 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.52; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from fwebmail17.isp.att.net ([207.115.9.157]) by bellsouth.net (frfwmhc02) with SMTP id <20071102154918H02000fk8ue>; Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:49:18 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [207.115.9.157] Received: from [64.250.199.227] by fwebmail17.isp.att.net; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:49:17 +0000 From: "Kelly Troyer" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil Pressure Sender Placement Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:49:17 +0000 Message-Id: <110220071549.9719.472B46FC0005C5FA000025F722228869349B0A02D29B9B0EBF019D9B040A05@att.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 30 2007) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VsdHJvQGF0dC5uZXQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_9719_1194018557_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_9719_1194018557_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Doug, I agree with John........Sender will be a vibration fracture waiting to happen if connected to a brass 1/8 BSP / 1/8 NPT adaptor....... This is the correct adaptor........You may find them locally at auto store... http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai … 7%20302495 -- Kelly Troyer "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold -------------- Original message from John Slade : -------------- > I'd recommend not screwing a sensor directly into the engine. It's > better to mount it somewhere on a bracket and feed it with a braided > hose to protect it from possible fracture at the neck. Also, with an oil > pressure sensor, a restricter is suggested to limit flow should there be > a leak. > Regards, > John Slade > > DLOMHEIM@aol.com wrote: > > 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 . > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_9719_1194018557_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Doug,

I agree with John........Sender will be a vibration fracture waiting to

happen if connected to a brass 1/8 BSP / 1/8 NPT adaptor....... This

is the correct adaptor........You may find them locally at auto store...

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai … 7%20302495

--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold

-------------- Original message from John Slade <sladerj@sbcglobal.net>: --------------

> I'd recommend not screwing a sensor directly into the engine. It's
> better to mount it somewhere on a bracket and feed it with a braided
> hose to protect it from possible fracture at the neck. Also, with an oil
> pressure sensor, a restricter is suggested to limit flow should there be
> a leak.
> Regards,
> John Slade
>
> DLOMHEIM@aol.com wrote:
> > 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 remove d 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 .
>
>
> --
> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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