Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.171] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 622895 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:26:14 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.171; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C503B2.EB6BEE3D" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: oil analysis results Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:25:43 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69EC07E8E@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: oil analysis results Thread-Index: AcUDsAOQdQYCilwbSpCK9ShOArLgGAAAb4nA From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C503B2.EB6BEE3D Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rusty, I recently had to remove the oil pan on my 20B, which required draining the oil. It has about 8 hrs of light duty since the oil & filter were changed. When draining the oil I noticed it had a very distinct gasoline smell to it. Initially, I thought it was due to all the messing around with the fuel injectors I have been doing. Now I'm not so sure. Seems that this might just be typical of the rotary engine, then again maybe not. Hopefully, others who have been flying for a while could comment on their observations. =20 =20 Mark S. ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 8:05 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: oil analysis results=20 =20 Finn made a statement a few weeks back that he had to drain oil from his sump because of the fuel that had gotten past the side seals. And he's flying. =20 Bob Perkinson=20 =20 Are you sure he said "fuel" had gotten past, or was it oil? I'm sure some amount of fuel does normally sneak by, but probably not much. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (got porting supplies, but nothing to port)=20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C503B2.EB6BEE3D Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Rusty,

I recently had to remove the oil = pan on my 20B, which required draining the oil.  It has about 8 hrs of light = duty since the oil & filter were changed.  When draining the oil I = noticed it had a very distinct gasoline smell to it.  Initially, I thought it = was due to all the messing around with the fuel injectors I have been = doing.  Now I’m not so sure.  Seems that this might just be typical of =  the rotary engine, then again maybe not.  Hopefully, others who have = been flying for a while could comment on their observations. =     

 

Mark = S.

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy
Sent: Wednesday, January = 26, 2005 8:05 AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = oil analysis results

 

Finn made a statement a few weeks back that = he had to drain oil from his sump because of the fuel that had gotten past the = side seals.  And he’s flying.

 

Bob Perkinson 

 

Are you sure he said = "fuel" had gotten past, or was it oil?  I'm sure some amount of = fuel does normally sneak by, but probably not = much.  

 

Cheers,

Rusty  (got porting = supplies, but nothing to port) 

 

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