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On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:10:22 GMT, George Patterson
wrote: As several others have pointed out, circulation of the oil isn't the problem with the cam lobes. Those are lubricated by splash from the crank. I've never seen any claims that this differs much from splash while in flight, though. I actually thought this was a joke when I read it in a previous post. You mean to tell me that the cam REALLY gets it's lubrication from splash? The crankshaft has to whip it's throws into the oil in the oil pan so that the oil gets whipped around inside the engine and THAT's how the cam gets oiled? Lordy, thought that technology went out with Model T's I can't think of a single engine in the automotive world that depends on splash oil to lubricate anything. No wonder auto oil is not supposed to be used in airplane engines. Corky Scott |
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