---------------------------------------------------------- JabiruEngine-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 09/05/07: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:56 AM - Re: Re: Oil Pressure Sending unit location (Ron Shannon) 2. 09:55 AM - Re: Oil Pressure Sending unit location (wypaul) 3. 10:22 AM - Re: Oil Pressure Sending unit location (Andy Silvester) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:56:32 AM PST US From: Ron Shannon Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Re: Re: Oil Pressure Sending unit location Andy, Can you clarify the second location? By "just underneath the electric sender" are you referring to the oil pressure switch? Ron > Rob and all, > > I got confirmation from Jabiru that the drawing in the manual is (at best) > misleading and the routing of the oil circuit is as I described. For those > who didn't see the earlier posts, there was confusion as to the sensing > location of the oil sender. It senses the pressure right after the pump and > in some (instrument) setups, this can show-up as pressure fluctuations on > the gauge during normal running. The lower sensing location - just > underneath the electric sender - is at the end of the oil gallery supplying > the bearings. Between those two points (despite being close together) are > the oil cooler, the oil filter and the pressure relief valve. If you want to > sense the oil pressure at the lower point, you will notice a pressure > difference of some 50kPa lower (7 psi) than the standard position, but the > lower position gives a steadier reading and reflects the pressure supplied > to the bearings before the oil returns to the case. > > I've asked Jabiru to amend the drawings of the respective oil circuit > schematics in the manuals to make this clearer. > > Andy Silvester > > Suncoast Sportplanes, Inc. > 39248 South Ave, Zephyrhills, FL 33542 > Tel: (813) 779 2324 Fax: (813) 779 2246 > www.suncoastjabiru.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:55:17 AM PST US Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Re: Oil Pressure Sending unit location From: "wypaul" See the attached pix. -------- Paul Spackman Q-2 Jabiru 3300 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=132904#132904 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:22:41 AM PST US Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Re: Oil Pressure Sending unit location From: "Andy Silvester" Perfect - Thanks, Paul. This is why the web-based format of this list is soooo much better than the YahooGroups offering! Andy -------- www.suncoastjabiru.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=132910#132910 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message jabiruengine-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/JabiruEngine-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/jabiruengine-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/jabiruengine-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.