Gary
I purchased a 24" braided 1/8" hose for my oil pressure sender (which is
electric) with AN3 fittings for under $30. I say this to say that you can use
this hose to bring the oil pressure into the cockpit without the danger of the
hose bursting. As you can see in my picture I brought the oi
Does anyone know what happens if the plastic capillary tube running back to
the cockpit gage breaks? If I lose signal and mm
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:59:41 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
From: "Dan Heath"
Subject: KR> Oil Temp?
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>I found out about an oil pressure boo
> I just installed one on my 1641cc VW and it seems to work out OK. I turn
> it in about 4 ½ turns to get 60psi when the oil is cold and 15psi after
> it warms up at idle. (1000 rpm) In flight oil pressure is about 30psi.
I would say that 30 psi - if accurate is rather low - 40psi would be my
exp
Joe
I believe that you have your EIS warning set too high for the engine. 28 psi is
good oil pressure, and is about double what most late model GM engines show as
their oil pressure once they are hot. A good rule of thumb for pressure is 10
psi for every 1000 rpms. A normal engine will have high
I, too, am having oil pressure problems. It's in my 1977 Sterling that has a
1915 cc. VW engine set up the same way as in a KR.
I had to rebuild the engine. I pulled the plugs to do a compression check and
learned the hard way that someone had put plugs with one inch of thread on them
in head
: "JIM VANCE"
To: "krnet"
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 10:50 PM
Subject: KR> Oil Pressure
> I, too, am having oil pressure problems. It's in my 1977 Sterling that
> has a 1915 cc. VW engine set up the same way as in a KR.
>
> I had to rebuild the engine.
Those pressures sound OK to me. I have a newly rebuilt engine also, a 2180.
Start cold OP is 50, after the oil warms up, it goes down. I am not an
expert on this, but I would not be too concerned. What do you expect it
should be? Have you consulted the GPASC manual? It does not sound like you
My RG2000 (vw base) is ONLY recommended to use straight 40 grade oil with NO
extra oil additives.
Phillip Matheson
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Joe and netters
Just a quick note about oil pressure. Since we use our engines VW and Corvairs
alike in the normal cruise range, the rule is 10 pounds of oil pressure for
every 1000 rpms. So for you guys flying around at between 2800 and say 3200
rpms, 30 to 35 pounds of oil pressure is just fi
All,
Trying to get the last bits of the accessory case apart so I can rebuild it
(Corvair). Having a hell of a time getting the oil pressure regulator out (the
solid rod part of it anyways)... Apparently, the visible end has a bit of rust
on it which keeps it from going back up through it's h
Take a tube of steel or aluminum and slit it lenthwise for a inch or so so
that it will fit tightly inside the pressure regulator sleeve. normally the
regulator will work free with a little bit of time and effort - if not - Ive
rebuild many with WW and he has them on hand with new pumps - p
Hi Orma
This is Pat Russo, the one with the oil pressure problems. I have discovered
that the oil pressure drops to zero when the oil temp goes to 100C or 212F.
I have a type 4 engine and left the cooler as was, ie flat on the engine and
now have decided to go with heavy duty oil pump and remote oi
Hello Pat
>From what you say, I'm sure that cooling is part of your problem. I don't
think that it is the only one. Answer the following questions. What grade
of oil are you using? Did you ever verify that the crank, rod and cam
bearings were the correct size and that the gap when bolted wer
uot;
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: KR> Re: KR Oil Pressure
> Hello Pat
> >From what you say, I'm sure that cooling is part of your problem. I
don't
> think that it is the only one. Answer the following questions. What
grade
> of oil are you
Pat
when I was fighting my temp problems after the turbo installation, It was
hard to admit to myself that the cylinder cooling had such a great effect on
the oil temp which in turn reduced the oil pressure. The CHT in my case was
just too high. I rearranged the baffles and now the cht is down
"Corvaircraft"
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 4:03 PM
Subject: KR> Oil Pressure - What's Up?
> The last time I ran my engine prior to making a new starter mount /
housing, my oil pressure gauge was working perfect. To remove the old
starter mount / housing, I also had to
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI USA
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From: "Al Friesen"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: KR&
The last time I ran my engine prior to making a new starter mount / housing, my
oil pressure gauge was working perfect. To remove the old starter mount /
housing, I also had to remove the oil sending unit. Therefor, I disconnected
the wire at the sender. I noticed in the mean time as I was worki
Mark
What happens when you earth the sender wire?
Some gauges do nothing when disconnected, and you test them by earthing the
wire, the gauge usually max out, and that would say the sender unit is
stuffed.
But in your case, I will have to make a few more inquires
Phillip Matheson
mathe...@dodo.c
Hook a multi-meter to the sending unit and measure the resistance between
the pin and the engine block / ground. You should be able to see a change
in resistance with the engine running vs off. Also, see if you can measure
the resistance on the old sender (if you can put a probe on whatever is le
- Original Message -
From: "Phillip Matheson"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Oil Pressure - What's Up?
> Mark
> What happens when you earth the sender wire?
>
> Some gauges do nothing when disconnected, and you test them b
the sender body and the sender terminal). My
hunch is that you pulled the terminal from the wire.
Hope this helps, let me know.
Joachim
> [Original Message]
> From: Mark Jones
> To: KR Net ; Corvaircraft
> Date: 7/22/2004 7:01:04 PM
> Subject: KR> Oil Pressure - What's Up?
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From: "Joachim Saupe"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:40 PM
Subject: RE: KR> Oil Pressure - What's Up?
> Mark,
> I assume that only one wire connects to the sender. With this in mind, the
> sender's body needs to be grounded through it&#
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