X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail4.qnetau.com ([202.146.213.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2754498 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:20:47 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=202.146.213.1; envelope-from=greg@itmack.com Received: (qmail 97415 invoked by uid 399); 23 Feb 2008 20:20:06 -0000 Received: from c210-49-46-125.rochd1.qld.optusnet.com.au (HELO NOTEBOOK) (210.49.46.125) by mail4.qnetau.com with ESMTPM; 23 Feb 2008 20:20:06 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 210.49.46.125 Message-ID: <001c01c87659$c6045a00$6c02a8c0@NOTEBOOK> From: "Greg" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Starting RV8 engine mount Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:22:12 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C876AD.976B4AB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080222-0, 22/02/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C876AD.976B4AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for that tip, I haven't got a 13B pan but I probably could = borrow or buy one from someone. I saw the pictures someone posted from = last years rotary roundup and that explains one which had 2 rows of = holes on the plate. =20 Greg, while you are having this plate made. If you add three 6MM, threaded with inserts, holes just south of the = three holes in the top of the drawing, you or anyone else, can either = install the Renesis OR the stock 13B oil pan. The original holes are used to bolt the plate to the engine and the = three additional holes will accommodate three of the 13B oil pan bolts. = If you install the Renesis pan, the three holes for the 13B are covered = up. =20 I can't tell you the dimensions for the three holes, but you could get = them off a 13B oil pan. This allows 5 quarts of oil in the sump, plus = whatever is in the cooler, engine, etc. I haven't done it yet, but I = expect that it will take 7 quarts to change the oil in my engine with = this setup. =20 Bill B =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Greg Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 7:59 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Starting RV8 engine mount Hi, I started the engine mount for my RV8 with Renesis engine today. = Copying the basic design of the CCI mount for which I was ripped off, I = bought some Al plate 0.5" thick to fit between sump and engine and made = a CAD drawing so the water jet cutters can finish it off. I've attached = the drawing for anyone interested. I haven't had it plotted to full = size scale yet so there may be some errors. =20 With some of the excess Al I'll make a spacer to fit between the oil = pickup and engine so the pickup is lowered by the same amount as the = plate. The oil pickup uses an O ring for a seal so I'll get the spacer = machined to take an O ring as well. The drawing shows 2 spacers I = thought I may as well have a spare since it's just scrap material. =20 Regards Greg ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C876AD.976B4AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks for that tip, I haven't = got a 13B pan=20 but I probably could borrow or buy one from someone. I = saw the=20 pictures someone posted from last years rotary roundup and that explains = one=20 which had 2 rows of holes on the plate.

Greg, while you are having this plate=20 made=85

If you add three 6MM, threaded with inserts, = holes=20 just south of the three holes in the top of the drawing, you or anyone = else,=20 can either install the Renesis OR the stock 13B oil=20 pan.

The original holes are used to bolt the = plate to the=20 engine and the three additional holes will accommodate three of the = 13B oil=20 pan bolts. If you install the Renesis pan, the three holes for = the 13B=20 are covered up.

I can=92t tell you the dimensions for the = three holes,=20 but you could get them off a 13B oil pan. This allows 5 quarts = of oil in=20 the sump, plus whatever is in the cooler, engine, etc. I = haven=92t done it=20 yet, but I expect that it will take 7 quarts to change the oil in my = engine=20 with this setup.

Bill B

From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On=20 Behalf Of Greg
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 = 7:59=20 PM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Starting = RV8 engine=20 mount

Hi, I started the engine = mount for=20 my RV8 with Renesis engine today. Copying the basic design of the CCI = mount=20 for which I was ripped off, I bought some Al plate 0.5" = thick to fit=20 between sump and engine and made a CAD drawing so the water jet = cutters can=20 finish it off. I've attached the drawing for anyone = interested. I=20 haven't had it plotted to full size scale yet so there may be some=20 errors.

With some of the excess = Al I'll=20 make a spacer to fit between the oil pickup and engine so the pickup = is=20 lowered by the same amount as the plate. The oil pickup uses an O = ring=20 for a seal so I'll get the spacer machined to take an O ring as = well. =20 The drawing shows 2 spacers I thought I may as well have a spare since = it's=20 just scrap material.

Regards=20 = Greg

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