X-Junk-Score: 0 [] X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 [] X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=ApKs561P c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=Juw55/qJAg8gbbUt08BnDg==:117 a=x7bEGLp0ZPQA:10 a=xXDCcK6TKBsA:10 a=2JCJgTwv5E4A:10 a=HHGDD-5mAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=pIw8FA5pj8LP_La4d94A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=1PJWkG36Blu4tmL3QPYA:9 a=UKuTBUsJZH3afSg4:21 a=Qa1je4BO31QA:10 a=gvSQh4r-fQ0A:10 a=B8TCfWyN7RlcJ1j5uPC-:22 a=Urk15JJjZg1Xo0ryW_k8:22 a=grOzbf7U_OpcSX4AJOnl:22 From: "Todd Bartrim bartrim@gmail.com" Received: from mail-wm0-f52.google.com ([74.125.82.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2c4) with ESMTPS id 10153705 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:05:06 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.82.52; envelope-from=bartrim@gmail.com Received: by mail-wm0-f52.google.com with SMTP id m72so22064241wmc.0 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:05:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=A4Hua980/2z2d78ZB+v1oCYFQBX6Tm8GXQOqtLHw+2E=; b=Spt95MDeDcNGXFqPESFtAENOEqEHjUdyZBbsGSergW+nOMbBDPg0GDNqmbrnwJ6g/l FpVkWmJbqGfVQ8OKMQlbCrEBQ3fc3GE+8QfPj815FuYc/XRL8LtCUIpQBKg5inoOpSY1 y97uD1BpYhvbks3ZralCFmsT9160eYiv6wFc5zJu9s07337N/xCBTD13dqAmy6tKQeZD FNfY0kbfMFMgK9wgD0l0+BcMbHqh5Q1dGZ/r86THjm19CODc+7aM+ULK3JlqnfTvGfzz boxS0Rw7/fS3wgv7wyUpEdzdkb4zawfesud6Mc5Hwl2D8A6czqcKkFft+oBXbaQtVZLz E4IA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=A4Hua980/2z2d78ZB+v1oCYFQBX6Tm8GXQOqtLHw+2E=; b=N8ZQd9I0DTVzvgpsYgYAcfuVp2MijpOCLqziba64FldVzx/hmLa4Nrd59r+zlygLh/ 9s8HdQR7pyFts2TIIjVMlPtA3WIpsAUES44aAwgubhTwPPlp8OMPayoek8dBDGkk9cT9 rFabb6TA41zS6fdEv7Isev3UB26kCgRRyPFAECHGzC0DKABR7Kbl0sZ0MEgDQ78KmbVz WNPBLtKtzzxR8Jtlc6Hn0a3J8uKn9u5gm0/duYPDAA30zSgTzFDYVckH+N2Q6Qab7s6R OsHHkzJVGBv4bAzFHWh4NePtTFAnm9MZVvUB7Z24iyJyb/44rEOnoVu1bJAB7AT6S0sK /kEw== X-Gm-Message-State: AHPjjUh9/xtZPIehZ2j+3qthLZ00uaDvEpC0dQgOTB0PsoLqSzKI+80B NbR7JTvGn/SYLCXoJ4c6p5Y2hseb7h+r4uHGTQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QCffinfDnc5IxLBTcH765bdNfMaS1slgqr34V3lbHmB64IgWPrhVdPGNVms+2Ixn+RtP2+XMADribjoTnOzPJY= X-Received: by 10.80.165.23 with SMTP id y23mr3162466edb.155.1506542688248; Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:04:48 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.80.130.5 with HTTP; Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:04:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:04:47 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] low oil sensor To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="f403045c1c80c5a724055a314db0" --f403045c1c80c5a724055a314db0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I kept mine in place. It grounds when low so id wired to an LED on a small panel of warning LEDs. I figured it wouldn't hurt to have it and nothing was gained by removing it. (maybe a few ounces of wire, etc). I did consider using that to return the oil from the PSRU, however Tracy recommends returning above the oil level, so that rules it out for that. Turbo uses the stock oil return on the other side. I guess a chip detector would be a good idea, but I felt low oil was a greater hazard. A leaking PSRU seal or turbo shaft seal would presumably lose oil fast enough to show up as a low oil level without necessarily resulting in a low oil pressure. At least that was my thoughts. Todd Todd Bartrim On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Mark McClure markmcclure@me.com < flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: > Are people generally removing the low oil sensor in the bottom of the > pan? What are you replacing the plug in the sidewall with? Just a blank > plug? Turbo/transmission oil return? Chip detector? > > It seems possible to keep the low oil alarm but think there will be plenty > of other indications first. > > Mark > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net: > 81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > --f403045c1c80c5a724055a314db0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I kept mine in place. It grounds when low so id wired to a= n LED on a small panel of warning LEDs. I figured it wouldn't hurt to h= ave it and nothing was gained by removing it. (maybe a few ounces of wire, = etc). I did consider using that to return the oil from the PSRU, however Tr= acy recommends returning above the oil level, so that rules it out for that= . Turbo uses the stock oil return on the other side. I guess a chip detecto= r would be a good idea, but I felt low oil was a greater hazard. A leaking = PSRU seal or turbo shaft seal would presumably lose oil fast enough to show= up as a low oil level without necessarily resulting in a low oil pressure.=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0At least that was my thoughts.=C2=A0

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Todd

Todd Bartrim

On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Mark McClu= re markmcclure@me.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
Are people generally removing the low oil sensor in the botto= m of the pan?=C2=A0 What are you replacing the plug in the sidewall with?= =C2=A0 Just a blank plug?=C2=A0 Turbo/transmission oil return? Chip detecto= r?

It seems possible to keep the low oil alarm but think there will be plenty = of other indications first.

Mark
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