X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.73] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1095455 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 07 May 2006 13:42:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.73; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 7 May 2006 10:41:40 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.129.168 by BAY115-DAV1.phx.gbl with DAV; Sun, 07 May 2006 17:41:38 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.129.168] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Was Oil Pressure and Now... Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 13:41:33 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A4_01C671DB.F40D80E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.20.0026.0800 Seal-Send-Time: Sun, 7 May 2006 13:41:33 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 May 2006 17:41:40.0514 (UTC) FILETIME=[7F6CD020:01C671FD] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A4_01C671DB.F40D80E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageGlad you got it turned around so quick Joe. The Two rotor = housings replaced makes me very curious though. What was wrong with the = originals? =20 Other than a minor delay in the thermostat opening, I doubt that the = reversed cooler connections had any effect.=20 There is no bearing in the center housing so I assume David meant rear = housing. Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Hull=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:00 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Was Oil Pressure and Now... I got my engine back from Dave Atkins yesterday and it looks great! It = appears that he put in two "new" (to me) rotor housings and replaced the = bearings in the front and center housing. He said it was all covered by = warranty so "no charge". He really turned that around fast and I sure = appreciate that. =20 This evening I may have made a discovery that might explain the low = oil pressure. I took the oil cooler off the plane with the intent to = flush it out really well in case there were any metal particles in = there. And, this is a stock Mazda cooler by the way. I don't know why, = but I got out my Haynes manual to confirm the input and output holes in = the cooler. When I picked up the engine originally I had asked which was = "in" and which was "out" and then we marked the "out" with felt tip pen = right then and there (and it's still there today). But lo and behold - = according to the Haynes manual my "out" is really the "in"!! So, can = someone confirm for me the in's and the out's! According to Haynes the = "In" is on the end next to the bypass plug/valve and the "out" is on the = narrow side next to the bar that is welded to the reservoir. =20 If hooked up backwards could that be a problem? Could the opening of = the bypass thermostat somehow block oil flow from the oil pump?? =20 =20 Back to the garage. Joe Hull Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 Flight Test - 10.9 hrs flown)=20 Redmond (Seattle), Washington ------=_NextPart_000_00A4_01C671DB.F40D80E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message=
Glad you got it turned around so quick Joe.  The Two rotor = housings=20 replaced makes me very curious though.  What was wrong with the=20 originals?  
 
Other than a minor delay in the thermostat opening, I doubt that = the=20 reversed cooler connections had any effect. 
 
There is no bearing in the center housing so I assume David meant = rear=20 housing.
 
Tracy
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe=20 Hull
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 = 11:00 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Was = Oil Pressure=20 and Now...

I got my = engine back=20 from Dave Atkins yesterday and it looks great! It appears that he put = in two=20 =93new=94 (to me) rotor housings and replaced the bearings in the = front and center=20 housing. He said it was all covered by warranty so =93no = charge=94.  He=20 really turned that around fast and I sure appreciate=20 that.

 

This = evening I may=20 have made a discovery that might explain the low oil pressure. I took = the oil=20 cooler off the plane with the intent to flush it out really well in = case there=20 were any metal particles in there. And, this is a stock Mazda cooler = by the=20 way. I don=92t know why, but I got out my Haynes manual to confirm the = input and=20 output holes in the cooler. When I picked up the engine originally I = had asked=20 which was =93in=94 and which was =93out=94 and then we marked the = =93out=94 with felt tip=20 pen right then and there (and it=92s still there today).  But lo = and behold=20 =96 according to the Haynes manual my =93out=94 is really the = =93in=94!! So, can someone=20 confirm for me the in=92s and the out=92s!  According to Haynes = the =93In=94 is=20 on the end next to the bypass plug/valve and the =93out=94 is on the = narrow side=20 next to the bar that is welded to the = reservoir.

 

If hooked = up=20 backwards could that be a problem? Could the opening of the bypass = thermostat=20 somehow block oil flow from the oil pump?? =  

 

Back to the = garage=85

Joe = Hull

Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 = Flight Test=20 - 10.9 hrs flown)

Redmond (Seattle), Washington

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