X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmfepo103.cox.net ([68.230.241.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTP id 4903252 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:22:22 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.145; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmfepo103.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.01.04.00 201-2260-137-20101110) with ESMTP id <20110311162146.YVNM20516.fed1rmfepo103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:21:46 -0500 Received: from BigAl ([72.199.216.14]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id HsMl1g00c0KDB3c04sMln7; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:21:45 -0500 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=+7g07FftAVK5SzfBDSzY8IJIWiAWL38p2qa3Op/8zMo= c=1 sm=1 a=YJshY-9Yu7cA:10 a=TPvrVRyicAsl4VeEYn0L5g==:17 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=1A1OvzfXTzI0quKXslUA:9 a=8j3p9NtsAUfrbYCVupwA:7 a=x4RgTqrhjdPO6IaHBSYWbXcIrw4A:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=Qa1je4BO31QA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=0KmUtGinFnqfbQnaHOEA:9 a=NozeQCd3K741L0xp-Q0A:7 a=Xji6JFc8t0rrbPVp8wWZkWYj-UoA:4 a=TPvrVRyicAsl4VeEYn0L5g==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; none From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Crankcase ventilation Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:21:31 -0800 Message-ID: <6CD3F05051F742C5B55F2C7CDEDA80BF@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01CBDFC5.539A65D0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6863 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: AcvfQXPeSSa6Ky6VSfqtrhjqn8gfcAAxh3rQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01CBDFC5.539A65D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable During the first 50 hrs or so on my 20B I had no collector at all on the breather. I'd occasionally notice a few drops of oil on the rotor = housing. I put a tube on it and collect it in a little pill bottle just to get a measure of how much there was. Every 20-30 hrs it collects something = like a teaspoonful. Not much of an issue. =20 Running at higher rpm with 2.85:1 redrive will up that amount a bit. =20 Al =20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ernest Christley Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 8:36 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Crankcase ventilation =20 I've not provided for clean way to vent the crankcase, yet. And I'm = also not going to use the oil injection ports. As=20 I understand it, the injection ports should always be at a negative pressure. Would it be a crazy idea to have the=20 ports pull the dirty air out of the crankcase and not spread it across = my airplane's belly? =20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01CBDFC5.539A65D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

During the first 50 hrs or so on my 20B I had no = collector at all on the breather. I’d occasionally notice a few drops = of oil on the rotor housing. I put a tube on it and collect it in a = little pill bottle just to get a measure of how much there was. Every 20-30 = hrs it collects something like a teaspoonful. Not much of an = issue.

Running at higher rpm with 2.85:1 redrive will up = that amount a bit.

Al

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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On = Behalf Of Ernest Christley
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 8:36 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Crankcase ventilation

I've not provided for clean way to vent the crankcase, yet. And I'm = also not going to use the oil injection ports. As

I understand it, the injection ports should always be at a negative pressure. Would it be a crazy idea to have the

ports pull the dirty air out of the crankcase and not spread it across my = airplane's belly?

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