---------------------------------------------------------- RotaxEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 06/26/17: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:58 AM - Re: Re: Variable Oil Pressure Reading (FLYaDIVE) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:58:48 AM PST US From: FLYaDIVE Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Variable Oil Pressure Reading Once again John... K.I.S.S. M.E. You can argue theory all you want but it ALWAYS come down to what works! Barry On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 1:20 PM, JohnF wrote: > > Thanks for your suggestions/ideas. As I suspected last evening at home > while thinking over the problem it struck me that when doing the air purge > after replacing fuel and oil hoses that upon reflection that evening that I > had "pumped" a lot of oil out of the engine while doing the purging. I had > originally put in 3-liters of new Aeroshell Sport Plus 4, but I suspected I > had emptied too much while purging. > > This morning I refilled the oil to the top of the flats on the oil dip > stick, purged the oil system again, buttoned up the plane, and ran it up. > > One thing I wanted to do is monitor the operation of the Thermostasis > unit. It worked perfectly, and got me up to 50-degrees C in a few minutes, > high enough to apply takeoff power if need be. > > The oil pressure was rock solid, moving from 66psi/81-degrees F, to > 55psi-122-degrees F in those 3 or 4 minutes. > > Problem was low oil quantity...now fixed. Reminds me what a mechanic once > told me: If you have a problem, look at the last thing you did. > > Seems good advise still. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=470333#470333 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rotaxengines-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RotaxEngines-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/rotaxengines-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rotaxengines-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.