---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 12/13/07: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:36 AM - Oil capacity (Jim Stone) 2. 09:07 AM - Re: Oil capacity (Hr2pilot@aol.com) 3. 01:58 PM - Re: Oil capacity (Rob Ray) 4. 02:17 PM - Re: Oil capacity (Jim Stone) 5. 04:21 PM - Re: Oil capacity (Tom Gummo) 6. 07:13 PM - Re: Oil capacity (Jim Stone) 7. 07:19 PM - Re: Oil capacity (Jim Stone) 8. 07:34 PM - Re: Oil capacity (Wernerworld) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:36:39 AM PST US From: "Jim Stone" Subject: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Can someone tell me how much oil an O-540 E4 B5 engine should hold? My engine will only keep about 8.5 quarts (dipstick reading when cool) and deposits the rest on the belly and tail. Mods to the engine are: Fuel Injection, 10:1 pistons, inverted oil system Aircraft: Harmon Rocket II Thanks, Jim ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:07:16 AM PST US From: Hr2pilot@aol.com Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity If it likes 8 qt's let it run there. John Harmon D & J Harmon Co., Inc. 2201 Coy Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93307 661-396-3570 661-396-3574 FAX web: _www.harmonso2generators.com_ (http://www.harmonso2generators.com/) **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:58:36 PM PST US From: Rob Ray Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Mine likes just a hair over 6 qts, any more and it throws it overboard... RR Jim Stone wrote: Can someone tell me how much oil an O-540 E4 B5 engine should hold? My engine will only keep about 8.5 quarts (dipstick reading when cool) and deposits the rest on the belly and tail. Mods to the engine are: Fuel Injection, 10:1 pistons, inverted oil system Aircraft: Harmon Rocket II Thanks, Jim --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:17:23 PM PST US From: "Jim Stone" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Thanks John. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Hr2pilot@aol.com To: rocket-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:06 PM Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity If it likes 8 qt's let it run there. John Harmon D & J Harmon Co., Inc. 2201 Coy Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93307 661-396-3570 661-396-3574 FAX web: www.harmonso2generators.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:21:48 PM PST US From: "Tom Gummo" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity IO-540 J4A5 - no upgrades I put in ten quarts during oil changes. After a short engine run to replace oil in the cooler, etc. I see 9 qts on the dipstick. More and it goes straight to the belly. Tom Gummo Apple Valley, CA Harmon Rocket-II N-561FS, 360 hours, giant :-) do not archive http://mysite.verizon.net/t.gummo/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Stone To: rocket-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:35 AM Subject: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Can someone tell me how much oil an O-540 E4 B5 engine should hold? My engine will only keep about 8.5 quarts (dipstick reading when cool) and deposits the rest on the belly and tail. Mods to the engine are: Fuel Injection, 10:1 pistons, inverted oil system Aircraft: Harmon Rocket II Thanks, Jim ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:13:30 PM PST US From: "Jim Stone" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Thanks Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Gummo To: rocket-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:20 PM Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity IO-540 J4A5 - no upgrades I put in ten quarts during oil changes. After a short engine run to replace oil in the cooler, etc. I see 9 qts on the dipstick. More and it goes straight to the belly. Tom Gummo Apple Valley, CA Harmon Rocket-II N-561FS, 360 hours, giant :-) do not archive http://mysite.verizon.net/t.gummo/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Stone To: rocket-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:35 AM Subject: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Can someone tell me how much oil an O-540 E4 B5 engine should hold? My engine will only keep about 8.5 quarts (dipstick reading when cool) and deposits the rest on the belly and tail. Mods to the engine are: Fuel Injection, 10:1 pistons, inverted oil system Aircraft: Harmon Rocket II Thanks, Jim href="http://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/c href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Rocket-List">http://www.matron href="http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:19:19 PM PST US From: "Jim Stone" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Rob 6? wow that seems low. Which engine do you have? You are making me feel better. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Ray To: rocket-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:56 PM Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Mine likes just a hair over 6 qts, any more and it throws it overboard... RR Jim Stone wrote: Can someone tell me how much oil an O-540 E4 B5 engine should hold? My engine will only keep about 8.5 quarts (dipstick reading when cool) and deposits the rest on the belly and tail. Mods to the engine are: Fuel Injection, 10:1 pistons, inverted oil system Aircraft: Harmon Rocket II Be a better friend, newshound, and ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:34:13 PM PST US From: "Wernerworld" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Jim, Mine is a C4B5. Following a change, it takes 11-12 quarts to get to a level of 9 on the stick (after running it). If the tail is lifted to level flight attitude, it indicates 10. The C4B5 is made to sit nearer level which explains the increase. I also have the inverted system. Russ ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Stone Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:19 PM Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Rob 6? wow that seems low. Which engine do you have? You are making me feel better. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Ray To: rocket-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:56 PM Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Oil capacity Mine likes just a hair over 6 qts, any more and it throws it overboard... RR Jim Stone wrote: Can someone tell me how much oil an O-540 E4 B5 engine should hold? My engine will only keep about 8.5 quarts (dipstick reading when cool) and deposits the rest on the belly and tail. 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