X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from poplet2.per.eftel.com ([203.24.100.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.4) with ESMTP id 4182895 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:20:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.24.100.45; envelope-from=lendich@aanet.com.au Received: from sv1-1.aanet.com.au (mail.aanet.com.au [203.24.100.34]) by poplet2.per.eftel.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C737C17381E for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:19:37 +0800 (WST) Received: from ownerf1fc517b8 (203.171.92.134.static.rev.aanet.com.au [203.171.92.134]) by sv1-1.aanet.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id 22AC5BEC029 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:19:35 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: <3FA8AC0B645C4DBDBB6B19AE19D092A6@ownerf1fc517b8> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral installation Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:19:37 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01CACFD9.5AE991F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 100329-2, 03/29/2010), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01CACFD9.5AE991F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeff, The pan could be deeper than stock, it's a nice looking Al pan taking = advantage of the Radiator air flow. Normal oil height is at the pan - engine line, I don't think Mistral = would put a return lower than oil level, so naturally I consider the pan = is deeper than stock - it looks to be. George ( down under) Hi Steve, it doesn't really show the oil pan connection clearly . one = drawing on the Mistral website shows the return point to be almost 1/3 = of the way down from top of oil pan . I thought this was too low and = therefore used the oil metering pump connection on the front aluminum = housing, well above the top of the oil pan, but this requires relatively = long oil return lines in my installation. Is the Mistral return point above the oil full level of the oil pan? I would consider welding or brazing a fitting near top of oil pan to = shorten the return path if location to oil level is not so critical. Jeff =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Steve Thomas Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 1:35 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral installation =20 You can see it in the picture. Slightly aft and down from that black = plate cover on the PSRU is the oil return line. Mistral found that the = size of that line was too small and has since retrofitted it with a much = larger line. The line goes directly back to the oil pan. =20 Best Regards, =20 Steve Thomas _______________________________________________________ =20 =20 =20 On Mar 29, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Jeff Whaley wrote: Wow, very nice Steve. Of interest I'd like to see/know where the oil-return line from the = PSRU connects back to the engine. Jeff =20 This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for = the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. = Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received = this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may = correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message. = Thank you. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01CACFD9.5AE991F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Jeff,

The pan could be deeper than stock, = it's a nice=20 looking Al pan taking advantage of the Radiator air flow.

Normal oil height is at the pan = - engine line,=20 I don't think Mistral would put a return lower than oil level, so = naturally I=20 consider the pan is deeper than stock - it looks to be.

George ( down under)

Hi=20 Steve, it doesn=92t really show the oil pan connection clearly =85 one = drawing on=20 the Mistral website shows the return point to be almost 1/3 of the way = down=20 from top of oil pan =85 I thought this was too low and therefore used = the oil=20 metering pump connection on the front aluminum housing, well above the = top of=20 the oil pan, but this requires relatively long oil return lines in my=20 installation.

Is=20 the Mistral return point above the oil full level of the oil=20 pan?

I=20 would consider welding or brazing a fitting near top of oil pan to = shorten the=20 return path if location to oil level is not so = critical.

Jeff

From: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Steve=20 Thomas
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 1:35 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral=20 installation

You can see it in the picture. Slightly aft = and down=20 from that black plate cover on the PSRU is the oil return line. = Mistral=20 found that the size of that line was too small and has since = retrofitted it=20 with a much larger line. The line goes directly back to the oil = pan.=20

Best=20 Regards,

Steve=20 Thomas

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On Mar 29, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Jeff Whaley=20 wrote:

Wow,=20 very nice Steve.

Of=20 interest I=92d like to see/know where the oil-return line from the = PSRU connects=20 back to the engine.

Jeff

This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended = only for=20 the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. = Any=20 unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received = this=20 message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct = our=20 internal records. Please then delete the original message. Thank=20 you.
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