X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail.qnsi.net ([66.219.56.248] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3328626 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:04:37 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.248; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C95560.CDE89344" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: New Engine Break In with Gearbox -- for Tracy Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:04:21 -0600 Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F30A9952@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: New Engine Break In with Gearbox -- for Tracy Thread-Index: AclVWa/79vWW8ZINQ4W2acq/9669uQABJhHg References: From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C95560.CDE89344 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am having a problem getting my oil temps up and oil pressure down without an oil thermostat. Will try blocking some of the air flow this weekend. Is 10W-40 or 10W-30 to light for the gearbox during the winter months? I plan to run the engine for at least 20 hours on the ground and switch back to Mobil 1 for first flight.=20 =20 Bobby ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy Crook Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:12 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New Engine Break In with Gearbox -- for Tracy Next best in mineral oil is Shell Rotella. 15W - 50 or similar. Tracy On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Bobby J. Hughes wrote: Tracy, =20 What oil do you recommend for breaking in a new engine that is also acceptable for the gearbox? Bruce T said to replace the Mobile 1 for 10-15 hours so the apex seals will seat.=20 =20 Thanks, Bobby J Hughes =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C95560.CDE89344 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am having a problem getting my oil temps up = and oil=20 pressure down without an oil thermostat. Will try blocking some of = the air=20 flow this weekend. Is 10W-40 or 10W-30 to light for the = gearbox during=20 the winter months?  I plan to run the engine for at least 20 hours = on the=20 ground and switch back to Mobil 1 for first flight. =
 
Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy=20 Crook
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:12 AM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New Engine Break = In with=20 Gearbox -- for Tracy

Next best in mineral oil is Shell Rotella.  15W - 50 or=20 similar.

Tracy

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Bobby J. Hughes = <bhughes@qnsi.net>=20 wrote:
Tracy,
 
What oil do you recommend for = breaking in a=20 new engine that is also acceptable for the gearbox? Bruce = T said=20 to replace the Mobile 1 for 10-15 hours so the apex seals will seat.=20
 
Thanks,
Bobby J=20 Hughes
 
 

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