X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.245] (HELO mail.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4364815 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:19:34 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.245; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CB114C.EA000E50" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] oil pressure Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:20:35 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F3208650@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] oil pressure Thread-Index: AcsRCQJ5Du1Pn0pXRniX/Izpqm8NcgAOvk8g References: From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB114C.EA000E50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kevin, =20 I believe it's the oil jet mod. I see the same pressures. At idle I can be in the 20's.=20 =20 Bobby ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of kevin lane Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 12:12 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] oil pressure I am running my new turrentine-built 2004 renesis engine without a prop right now, so no load. I noticed about 60 lbs oil pressure when first started, cold. I made a few runs up to 4000rpm after some warm up and noticed oil pressure reading more like 40 lbs. this seems bad. can I adjust oil pressure? what else should I be looking for? =20 also, what should I put over the oil fill tube? it is open, with 2 thin bolts protruding. =20 =20 KevinLane Carpentry www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB114C.EA000E50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Kevin,

I believe it's the oil jet mod. I see the same = pressures. At=20 idle I can be in the 20's.

Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of kevin=20 lane
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 12:12 AM
To: Rotary = motors=20 in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] oil = pressure

I am running my new turrentine-built = 2004=20 renesis engine without a prop right now, so no load. I noticed = about 60=20 lbs oil pressure when first started, cold. I made a few runs up to = 4000rpm=20 after some warm up and noticed oil pressure reading more like 40 = lbs. this=20 seems bad. can I adjust oil pressure? what else should I be = looking=20 for?

also, what should I put over the oil = fill=20 tube? it is open, with 2 thin bolts protruding.

KevinLane Carpentry
www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com=

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