X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2680591 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:59:38 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080120145858.VWEI4176.cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:58:58 +0000 Message-ID: <003801c85b75$08379220$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] 20B Startup Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:59:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0035_01C85B4B.1F095800" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C85B4B.1F095800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, I find 50 psi a bit surprising on starter along, but perhaps that = is normal for a 20B. Where do you measure your oil pressure, Bob? If upstream from the filter - make certain you get oil flow through the = filter. There has been cases where the filter ingo and outgo got mixed = up {:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: BMears9413@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:49 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] 20B Startup Getting ready for a first start. Have sent in the EC2 for updates but = I'm getting everything prepared for its arrival. I filled my oil coolers = first, then I slowly got a quart of oil down through the oil filter = tower through both ports. Filled the motor with coolant and bled out the = air. To my surprise I could get 50 lbs of oil pressure with just the = starter! Did reveal on small oil leak around the banjo fitting that = feeds the redrive. I'll mount a temporary fuel tank today. Cant wait to = hear it (I think) Bob Mears Supermarine Spitfire -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C85B4B.1F095800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, I find 50 psi a bit surprising on starter = along, but=20 perhaps that is normal for a 20B.  Where do you measure your = oil =20 pressure, Bob?
If upstream from the filter - make certain you get = oil flow=20 through the filter.  There has been cases where the filter ingo and = outgo=20 got mixed up {:>)
 
Ed
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From:=20 BMears9413@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 = 9:49=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] 20B = Startup

Getting ready for a first start. Have sent in the EC2 for updates = but I'm=20 getting everything prepared for its arrival. I filled my oil coolers = first,=20 then I slowly got a quart of oil down through the oil filter tower = through=20 both ports. Filled the motor with coolant and bled out the air. To my = surprise=20 I could get 50 lbs of oil pressure with just the starter! Did reveal = on small=20 oil leak around the banjo fitting that feeds the redrive. I'll mount a = temporary fuel tank today. Cant wait to hear it (I think)
 
Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire



Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.=20
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