X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4210945 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:17:36 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=oepoZ8SyVIw8kQ/K1Qfc7r3r2iYOgw0fy5I37kOBdfE= c=1 sm=0 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=z9dWC9kUbbGR0Q7m/oi2Ig==:17 a=EZdYKLYq7BwaGPO_vrsA:9 a=2TzvWcAfIEbC_mebH9uu_Z2TXnoA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=z9dWC9kUbbGR0Q7m/oi2Ig==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 174.97.222.142 Received: from [174.97.222.142] ([174.97.222.142:45320] helo=[192.168.0.19]) by cdptpa-oedge01.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.39 r()) with ESMTP id F9/E9-22422-D6F6ABB4; Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:17:01 +0000 Message-ID: <4BBA7187.5020404@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:25:59 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Oil metering pump Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is the oil metering pump a pump? Or just a metering mechanism? I took it completely apart, and I don't see any obvious pumping mechanism. I'm looking to provide an alternate source to feed the pump. Do I have to insure there is a head feeding into the pump, or will it be able to suck 2-cycle oil? -- Ernest Christley