X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.66] (HELO randymail-a8.g.dreamhost.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3892890 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:16:41 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.97.132.66; envelope-from=ryan@deadfrog.net Received: from [192.168.1.191] (c-71-194-114-124.hsd1.il.comcast.net [71.194.114.124]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by randymail-a8.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FF15AEA9D for ; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:16:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Ryan Wilkins Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1076) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-20-740766538 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Cold Oil ... was Spark Plugs Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:15:57 -0500 In-Reply-To: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Message-Id: <40C957A7-34AC-4093-B6F2-C978F6C6140A@deadfrog.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1076) --Apple-Mail-20-740766538 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Thanks Jeff. Your temperature ranges are what I informally had in =20 mind but wasn't really sure. I'll check out the web link. Regards, Ryan On Oct 20, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Jeff Whaley wrote: > Hi Ryan, check following link for guidance =85 = http://www.rotaryaviation.com/faq.html > > General consensus is maximum oil temperature into engine, after oil =20= > cooler is 210F =96 this is to protect rotor oil seals. > Suggested maximum continuous operation <200F for both oil (inlet) =20 > and water (block) temperature. > My suggestion would be 160F to 190F for both as normal cruise =20 > operating temps. > JWW --Apple-Mail-20-740766538 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Thanks Jeff.  Your temperature ranges are what = I informally had in mind but wasn't really sure.  I'll check out = the web = link.

Regards,
Ryan



On Oct 20, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Jeff Whaley = wrote:

Hi Ryan, check following = link for guidance =85 My suggestion would be 160F to = 190F for both as normal cruise operating = temps.