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Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:33:33 -0800
From: David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Break-In?
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No, it won't work on Lyc's because that would drive up the price of quality
used ones that we rotary guys want :-) Besides, it is sacrilege to suggest
that a lyc could benefit from something like quality electronic monitoring,
fuel injection, or computer driven ignition.
 Dave Leonard

 On 10/31/05, Tim Andres <tim2542@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks Bob, so the sensor just operates an idiot light? Probably needed
> for
> factory setups since sump oil is injected into the intake. Hmmm....
> This has recently been discussed over on the Cozy board, since pushers
> won't
> discover a serious oil leak (like a crank seal pushed out) until pressure
> is
> lost. A device called the "skinny dipper" was suggested, it rides in the
> dipstick tube and operates a series of LED's to indicate oil level.
> Problem
> is it cost several hundred $$$. Maybe this sensor could be adapted to
> Lyc's?
> Tim Andres
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
> Behalf Of Bob White
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 7:17 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Break-In?
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> The 13B has a factory oil level switch in the pan. You don't want to
> have to buy one of those things either. After whining about the cost,
> Mazda gave me the wholesale price. I think it was $120 something.
> Later I found out I could have salvaged the old one. The wire was
> broken off, but by breaking off some plastic potting around it I could
> have gotten to it.
>
> Bob W.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/
>



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Dave Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
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<div>No, it won't work on Lyc's because that would drive up the price of qu=
ality used ones that we rotary guys want :-)&nbsp;&nbsp; Besides, it is sac=
rilege to suggest that a lyc could benefit from something like quality elec=
tronic monitoring, fuel injection, or computer driven ignition.&nbsp;=20
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Dave Leonard<br><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10/31/05, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername"=
>Tim Andres</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tim2542@sbcglobal.net">tim2542@sbcglo=
bal.net</a>&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Thanks Bob, so the sensor just o=
perates an idiot light?&nbsp;&nbsp;Probably needed for<br>factory setups si=
nce sump oil is injected into the intake. Hmmm....
<br>This has recently been discussed over on the Cozy board, since pushers =
won't<br>discover a serious oil leak (like a crank seal pushed out) until p=
ressure is<br>lost. A device called the &quot;skinny dipper&quot; was sugge=
sted, it rides in the
<br>dipstick tube and operates a series of LED's to indicate oil level. Pro=
blem<br>is it cost several hundred $$$. Maybe this sensor could be adapted =
to Lyc's?<br>Tim Andres<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Rota=
ry motors in aircraft [mailto:
<a href=3D"mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net">flyrotary@lancaironline.net<=
/a>] On<br>Behalf Of Bob White<br>Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 7:17 PM<br=
>To: Rotary motors in aircraft<br>Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Break-In?<br><br=
>
Hi Tim,<br><br>The 13B has a factory oil level switch in the pan.&nbsp;&nbs=
p;You don't want to<br>have to buy one of those things either.&nbsp;&nbsp;A=
fter whining about the cost,<br>Mazda gave me the wholesale price.&nbsp;&nb=
sp;I think it was $120 something.
<br>Later I found out I could have salvaged the old one.&nbsp;&nbsp;The wir=
e was<br>broken off, but by breaking off some plastic potting around it I c=
ould<br>have gotten to it.<br><br>Bob W.<br><br><br><br><br>--<br>Homepage:=
&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"http://www.flyrotary.com/">
http://www.flyrotary.com/</a><br>Archive and UnSub:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=3D"=
http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/">http://mail.lancaironline.n=
et/lists/flyrotary/</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- =
<br>Dave Leonard
<br>Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY<br><a href=3D"http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotar=
yroster/index.html">http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html</a=
><br><a href=3D"http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html">http://m=
embers.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html
</a>=20

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