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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] I've got oil pressure!
From: Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Great News Chris.  Flexable hose in the oil pickup is a no-no.  It's
Speculation, but we are pretty sure this caused the oil pressure failure on
Andy Venable's 13B installation.  His took a few hundred hours to show up.

Tracy

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:23 PM, The Mallorys <candtmallory@cebridge.net>wro=
te:

>  I made some good progress this weekend.  After trying to prime the oil
> pump and still not getting any oil flow, I broke down and removed the pan=
.
> There was the culprit, big as day.  I had a kink in the oil pickup line.
> Because I am installing an inverted oil system, I have to run the line fr=
om
> the pump back out the pan to the inverted oil ball valve.  This line need=
ed
> a bend, and I thought the hose could handle it, but I was wrong.  SO I
> replaced the bend with metal parts, and reassembled everything.  Now I=92=
ve
> got 60 PSI.  I also burped the coolant, and that system seems to be worki=
ng
> too.
>
>
>
> I did find a couple of leaks that will have to be fixed, but that is all
> minor work.
>
>
>
> Thanks all for the helpful words!
>
>
>
> Getting closer every day.
>
>
>
> Chris
>

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Great News Chris.=A0 Flexable hose in the oil pickup is a no-no.=A0 It&#39;=
s Speculation, but we are pretty sure this caused the oil pressure failure =
on Andy Venable&#39;s 13B installation.=A0 His took a few hundred hours to =
show up.<br>
<br>Tracy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:23 PM,=
 The Mallorys <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:candtmallory@cebridge=
.net">candtmallory@cebridge.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
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<p>I made some good progress this weekend.=A0 After trying
to prime the oil pump and still not getting any oil flow, I broke down and
removed the pan.=A0 There was the culprit, big as day.=A0 I had a kink in
the oil pickup line.=A0 Because I am installing an inverted oil system, I
have to run the line from the pump back out the pan to the inverted oil bal=
l
valve.=A0 This line needed a bend, and I thought the hose could handle it,
but I was wrong.=A0 SO I replaced the bend with metal parts, and reassemble=
d
everything.=A0 Now I=92ve got 60 PSI.=A0 I also burped the coolant,
and that system seems to be working too.</p>

<p>=A0</p>

<p>I did find a couple of leaks that will have to be fixed, but
that is all minor work.</p>

<p>=A0</p>

<p>Thanks all for the helpful words!</p>

<p>=A0</p>

<p>Getting closer every day.</p>

<p>=A0</p>

<p>Chris</p>

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