X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from securemail.ever-tek.com ([64.129.170.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4485223 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:43:07 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from fcd-mail06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([2002:404:40b::404:40b]) by FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([::1]) with mapi; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:42:20 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Oil Pressure Loss Thread-Topic: Oil Pressure Loss Thread-Index: Actff+/9pPECy4NcTba0YcT59vzpiQ== Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:42:20 +0000 Message-ID: <2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D303269FD39@FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D303269FD39FCDMAIL06FCDATA_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D303269FD39FCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In the never ending tradition of two step forward and three steps back, I w= as working on my RPM drop out at 6000 rmp (messed with seveal resistors to = no avail). As I was sitting on the ramp at idle for a few minutes, focusin= g on the RPM's I glanced over at the Oil Pressure and noted it was flashing= as an alert and was showing almost NO oil pressure (4 or 5 psi). I instan= tly shut down the engine. The engine appeared to be running fine before I shut it down. I checked th= e wire to the back of the engine monitor and all was fine. I also checked = the continutiy of the wire to the sensor and it was good. I started the en= gine again and it started fine and seem to run fine, however, the OP did no= t kick in so I shut it down again --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D303269FD39FCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In the never ending tradition of two step forward and three steps back= , I was working on my RPM drop out at 6000 rmp (messed with&nbs= p;seveal resistors to no avail).  As I was sitting on the ramp = at idle for a few minutes, focusing on the RPM's I glanced over at the Oil Pressure and noted it was flashing as an alert a= nd was showing almost NO oil pressure (4 or 5 psi).  I instantly shut = down the engine. 
 
The engine appeared to be running fine before I shut it down.  I = checked the wire to the back of the engine monitor and all was fine.  = I also checked the continutiy of the wire to the sensor and it = was good.  I started the engine again and it started fine and seem to run fine, however, the OP did not kick in so I shut it do= wn again
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