Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #64195
From: Andrew Martin andrew@martinag.com.au <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: oil passage size
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 22:53:11 +0800
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
The hoses have to flow the total oil pumped. 
Two galleries into engine,  1 to ocv, other to bearings so can be smaller than hose size as neither flow all oil.
Andrew

On Wed, 1 Aug 2018 at 10:28 pm, Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
I’m guessing the new system will be a total loop of AN10 1500mm through 6 90deg fittings Mocal 44 row cooler (<6psi pressure drop) and remote spin on K&N oil filter.

Steve Izett

> On 1 Aug 2018, at 8:22 pm, Charlie England ceengland7@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
>
> 10mm= ~0.394 inches
> AN-8=     0.50  Inches
>
> Do you have really long runs of oil lines?
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 1:30 AM, Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
> Hi guys
> I measured the oil passage diameters (bearing and regulator passages) under the oil filter pedestal of a Renesis today.
> They are 10mm in case anyone else was wondering.
> I don’t know what possessed me all those years ago, but I plumbed the oil system in AN-8.
> I contest Neil’s claim of being the greatest idiot.
> In the process of rebuilding it with a AN-10 plumbing and using a Mocal 44 row cooler.
>
> Still close to finished!
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve Izett
> Glasair Super IIRG Renesis 4 port RD-1C EC3 EM3 
>
>
> > On 31 Jul 2018, at 7:47 pm, Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys
> > Does anyone know off hand or have a rear housing handy to measure the oil passage diameters (bearing and regulator passages) under the oil filter pedestal of a Renesis?
> > Much appreciated.
> >
> > Steve Izett
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