X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 951150 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 May 2005 13:09:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.25.5fda64b0 (3988) for ; Fri, 20 May 2005 13:08:38 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <25.5fda64b0.2fbf7396@aol.com> Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 13:08:38 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Sized 13b To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1116608917" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5012 -------------------------------1116608917 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/20/2005 9:13:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, echolakeresort@telus.net writes: He said that the engine was mounted "plugs up" with a home made dry sump system that allowed the engine to run without oil pressure on start up until the system primed itself. The results was that all the bearings in the engine were "wiped out" completely (didn't size up really just stopped). Geeorges, It must have been a really bad "dry sump." Since the engine seized there as a bad problem. This is a very unusual failure mode for a rotary, that has actually started. A typical dry sump system uses a tank remote from the engine that would always have oil above the pressure pump. I would also suggest that unless you are real familiar with the engine to avoid plugs up installation. With all deference to Ed A, most of us aren't ready to set up that plumbing. I am not claiming that it won't work, Ed's obviously does, but you are responsible for the configuration, rather than the original engines engineers. Some people aren't that mechanically capable. Bill Jepson -------------------------------1116608917 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 5/20/2005 9:13:31 AM Pacific Standard Time,=20 echolakeresort@telus.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D3>He said=20 that the engine was mounted "plugs up" with a home made dry sump system th= at=20 allowed the engine to run without oil pressure on start up until the syste= m=20 primed itself. The results was that all the bearings in the engine were "w= iped=20 out" completely (didn't size up really just stopped). =
Geeorges,
 It must have been a really bad "dry sump." Since the engine seize= d=20 there as a bad problem. This is a very unusual failure mode for a rotary, th= at=20 has actually started. A typical dry sump system uses a tank remote from the=20 engine that would always have oil above the pressure pump. I would also sugg= est=20 that unless you are real familiar with the engine to avoid plugs up=20 installation. With all deference to Ed A, most of us aren't ready to set up=20= that=20 plumbing. I am not claiming that it won't work, Ed's obviously does, but you= are=20 responsible for the configuration, rather than the original engines engineer= s.=20 Some people aren't that mechanically capable.
Bill Jepson
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