Return-Path: Received: from out006.verizon.net ([206.46.170.106] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 540789 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:56:41 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.170.106; envelope-from=finn.lassen@verizon.net Received: from verizon.net ([4.12.145.173]) by out006.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20041121155603.BNTD4719.out006.verizon.net@verizon.net> for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:56:03 -0600 Message-ID: <41A0BA90.4080209@verizon.net> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:56:00 -0500 From: Finn Lassen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: how do you carry, and measure oil? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090304040901080708030803" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out006.verizon.net from [4.12.145.173] at Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:56:03 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090304040901080708030803 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh, I see. If "dripping" injected oil on the center of apex seals, the oil may never reach the side walls and get scavenged into the sump, or at least maybe less so. Interesting thought. Finn Finn Lassen wrote: > Why would that change anything? > > Finn > > Russell Duffy wrote: > >> I've already drained close to a quart from the sump, and only been >> running less than 50 hours from last oil change. >> >> This is possibly the most annoying side effect of pre-mix. If using >> the fuel injection would stop this, I'd consider switching, though >> I'm not sure how possible that is at the moment. >> >> Rusty > --------------090304040901080708030803 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh, I see. If "dripping" injected oil on the center of apex seals, the oil may never reach the side walls and get scavenged into the sump, or at least maybe less so. Interesting thought.

Finn

Finn Lassen wrote:

Why would that change anything?

Finn

Russell Duffy wrote:

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I've already drained close to a quart from the sump, and only been running less than 50 hours from last oil change.

This is possibly the most annoying side effect of pre-mix. If using the fuel injection would stop this, I'd consider switching, though I'm not sure how possible that is at the moment.

Rusty

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