Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 191005 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:27:54 -0400 Received: from [68.215.34.158] by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040620172724.SJIB3020.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[68.215.34.158]> for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:27:24 -0400 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0 Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:27:15 -0400 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil press. control valve From: Bulent Aliev To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit On 6/20/04 7:25 AM, "Ed Anderson" wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bulent Aliev" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 11:23 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil press. control valve > > >> On 6/19/04 11:03 PM, "Ed Anderson" wrote: >> >>> Bulent, >>> >>> There is a control valve next to the oil pump and a pressure regulator >>> on the Rear housing (I think that is how they are referred to). The > control >>> valve is a sort of safety feature set for approx 156 psi so should you > plug >>> your oil line you don't blow the line. The Pressure control valve > generally >>> dumps oil to relieve pressure around 70-90 psi (depending on which one > you >>> have and/or whether you have shimmed it for increased pressure). >>> >>> The only thing I can think of is if you wanted more oil pressure, folks > have >>> shimmed the pressure regulator with some spacers - but, I would probably > not >>> do that as it works the pump harder. >>> >>> Ed >>> >> >> It is the one close to the oil pump. The other one was shimmed as per >> Tracy's instructions from about 4 years ago. >> bulent >> >> > In that case, I have not heard of any modifications needed or necessary for > that one. Of course, you do need to find the spring and ball for it. What > is the status of your project, Bulent. > > Ed > Hi Ed, I'm all painted minus the cowlings (just in case I need cooling modifications). Installed the batteries and working on electrical, engine, building a prop, ordering small and big parts. The more I work the more I feel like not accomplishing much. The heat is on here in S. FL and I go early to the hangar at about 5-6AM until noon. Than go back at 5PM until 9-10PM. Couple more years of that and I will be done? -- Bulent Aliev Stretched CZ MK-IV W/Turbo Rotary Ft Lauderdale, FL FXE http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-MyPlane