X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao06.cox.net ([68.230.241.33] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 890118 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:44:16 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.33; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with ESMTP id <20050420174330.ELKT1497.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:43:30 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: stock 3rd gen oil filter- bypass valve? Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:43:45 -0700 Message-ID: <001501c545d0$805fe710$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C54595.D4010F10" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C54595.D4010F10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There's a spring loaded valve inside most filters, that allows the oil to bypass the filter element when necessary. It's actuated by differential pressure across the element, and is unaffected by overall oil pressure. Er, of course; I knew that:-). Or do what I did. Full flow remote dual filter block with K&n HP-1 filters (with high pressure bypass); and only filtered oil going through the cooler and back to the engine. Sort of like shooting a rat with a cannon, but no doubt it will get the job done :-) Yeah, but I'll have to reload a lot less often. Al ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C54595.D4010F10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

 

There's a spring = loaded valve inside most filters, that allows the oil to bypass the filter = element when necessary.  It's actuated by differential pressure across = the element, and is unaffected by overall oil pressure.  =

 

Er, of course; I knew = thatJ.=

 

Or do what I did.  Full flow remote dual filter block with K&n = HP-1 filters (with high pressure bypass); and only filtered oil going through = the cooler and back to the engine.

 

Sort of like = shooting a rat with a cannon, but no doubt it will get the job done = :-)

 

Yeah, but I’ll have to reload = a lot less often.

 

Al

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