Minimax 1100r Wood Aircraft Build - Figuring Out Oil Pressure

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11 ай бұрын

In Minimax 1100r Wood Aircraft Build - Figuring Out Oil Pressure I get the engine through its 3 break in runs. I also validate the oil pressure fix
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@JETHO321 11 ай бұрын

Excited to see you getting close to that first flight.

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

So close, DAR visit, then a couple more hours in the Citabria and I’ll be ready to go!

@mmichaeldonavon 11 ай бұрын

Looks good, Dennis.

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

It’s coming together Michael!

@stephenstephenson6614 11 ай бұрын

That has to be the neatest Minimax I’ve ever seen. You’ve got me wanting to build one. Sure hope to see you and your plane at Oshkosh next year.

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

I would love to fly my plane at Oshkosh!

@flyingkub 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the detail on the oil pressure issue.

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

What engine will you fly with?

@flyingkub 11 ай бұрын

@@DTMinimax the Sonics AeroVee

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful engine!

@davidquerry8869 11 ай бұрын

I admire your patience. I'd be like, hold my beer, watch this.

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

😂

@brushitoff503 11 ай бұрын

Awesome stuff! Glad you got those issues sorted so quick! Hi Dennis's mum ha ha.

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

:) we talked about how much my dad would have enjoyed all of this

@brushitoff503 11 ай бұрын

@@DTMinimax Very cool, cheers mate

@edmondthompson1523 11 ай бұрын

Exciting!

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

It’s definitely getting exciting

@jimmyboy163 11 ай бұрын

Nice clean looking dash. I like those MGL gauges, but I'm gonna stick with my analog gauges my WW1 fighter!! Thanks for sharing

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

I really like them a lot. All the information is in one place. My favorite is getting a VSI in there

@mmichaeldonavon 11 ай бұрын

I am a firm believer in "Steam Gauges." As a former Avionics kind of guy, I've worked both the Analog and the digital instrumentation. Always leaned towards the Analog. One of the many "Old" planes that I worked, in the past, C-118A's, (DC-6) there was no need for an "after tap" instrument reading, because the instrument panels were shaking so badly. :-) It was sometimes difficult to read the Fuel Flow, in PPH, when running up to Field Barometric, on an OPS check before flight. (Was 600 PPH as I recall :-) Those P&W R-2800's, shook like hell, but it was some kind of a great engine. I outfitted my EROS 1650 with the WWII Flying Tigers camo paint job - Had 50 cals on the wings, and those Big Eyes and Shark's teeth. Yes, my panel had ALL analog gauges. (Oh, I did have a Tiny Tach.) I always thought I should have been a member of that "American Volunteer Group," AVG, flying one of those Curtiss P-40 War Hawks. I'd give my front seat in Hell for a ride in one of those. :-) N6395T - my fav was the Piper Arrow. Dennis has a very nice vintage airplane presentation. He certainly has put a lot of work in developing it - Is a lovely airplane and will look super-nice in the air as he rolls into that nice 60 degree bank, as he angles for the runway. :-) Dennis, your plane looks so good.

@joshc7091 11 ай бұрын

So damn close 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

So close

@frederickwoods5943 11 ай бұрын

Many years of air-cooled VW hot-rodding (on the ground) and I tried to limit my oil pressure to around 50psi at 5,500 rpm! If you are running a spin-on oil filter and get above 70-80psi you run the risk of the filter gasket getting blown out of its groove..it is a BIG oily mess; ask me how I know. It usually happens when revving high with cold oil so it is wise to monitor the psi...

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

No oil filter on this one. Some people add it to the 1/2 but most just change oil every 25 hours

@frederickwoods5943 11 ай бұрын

@@DTMinimax good to know. I like wooden aircraft and am looking forward to see how yours flys, it really is nice. Enjoy it

@backyardgarage912 11 ай бұрын

If your oil pressure sender is a 5 bar sender, isn't 70 psi it's max range? Is it possible you could be over 70 psi and not know it?

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

It’s an 80 psi 5 bar

@mmichaeldonavon 11 ай бұрын

@DTMinimax Dennis, for some reason I can't fathom you getting that engine that came to you with that problem. That could have been catastrophic, had it not been for your observation and quick action. I thought those engines were all "bench run" before shipment(?). How do you think that engine was shipped with those "built in" defects? I'm sure your due diligence saved that engine from a great deal of internal damage. Maybe they test run "every other engine." We're talking $$$ here. For YOU having to use emery cloth to smooth out an internal defect seem so unreasonable to me. I can't understand how that happened. I'm sure you and "Scott" discussed that - what was HIS answer?

@DTMinimax 11 ай бұрын

Hey Michael, Scott does test run every engine he builds, with the carb that’s gonna be used. Since my engine sat for about a year and a half, it’s possible that what was not an initial problem became one. When that port is machined, there must have been a small flaw near the very top. It certainly didn’t take much to remove it so it was a very tight tolerance. Scott said it can happen. If I would have known, I would have opened that port a long time ago. I’m certainly glad everything worked out for me and hopefully others can learn from my situation.

@mmichaeldonavon 11 ай бұрын

@@DTMinimax Dennis, thanks for the update. I, like all of your other "followers," just want you to have the best outcome for all of your work. Any idea on the AW inspection which will gear you up for your first flight? I know you have a measure of "stuff" to do before that particular day. I had a total of three (different aircraft) AW inspections - all were done by the FAA. (Saved me the DAR $ :-) Like you, I was always ready. Thanks, "Go for it!" "GO AIR FORCE - BEAT NAVY." :-)