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Aviation Forum / General / Homebuilt / January 2007Can you dry sump a type1 VW engine?
God Morning all. Brief question. Is is possible (has it been done), to dry sump a type1 VW engine, such as the one marketed by great planes? The use, inverted flight, and mild -ve Gs. Thanks in advance for any replies. Rob. Melbourne Australia. > God Morning all. > Brief question. Is is possible (has it been done), to dry sump a type1 VW [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Rob. > Melbourne Australia. I don't know about inverted but VW hot rodders have been dry sumpping aircooled VW engines for many years. The kits used to be readily available but I haven't looked for one in many years... Tony | God Morning all. | Brief question. Is is possible (has it been done), to dry sump a type1 VW [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] | Rob. | Melbourne Australia. A quick search provided this link: http://users.lmi.net/~ryoung/Sonerai/Inverted_oil_for_VW_aeroen.html EAA has a link too, but I am no longer a member and couldn't access it. There is a Australian VW group called VeeDub that may be of help to you.  SignatureJarhead > | Brief question. Is is possible (has it been done), to dry sump a > type1 VW [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > EAA has a link too, but I am no longer a member and couldn't access it. > There is a Australian VW group called VeeDub that may be of help to you. Everything I wrote about the subject in the referenced link still applies, but I didn't mention you'll need to figure out a way to get oil out of the top of the engine case, and possibly also the valve covers, and run it to the shuttle valve. Not For Beginners. >> | Brief question. Is is possible (has it been done), to dry sump a >> type1 VW [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >oil out of the top of the engine case, and possibly also the valve >covers, and run it to the shuttle valve. Not For Beginners. Without adding a proper seal to the pulley end of the shaft you can't implement the "rotax dry sump" solution. It works good on Soobs and 'Zooks etc. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Is is possible (has it been done), to dry sump a type1 VW > engine, such as the one marketed by great planes? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes. In fact, it's a standard procedure for high-output engines based on after-market VW components installed in dragsters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The use, inverted flight, > and mild -ve Gs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entirely different subject, if you mean sustained flight whilst inverted or knife-edged. Not that it can't be done but that weight & cost of doing so is generally impractical for such a small engine. -R.S.Hoover Thanks for all replies and links Rob Melbourne Australia. >> Is is possible (has it been done), to dry sump a type1 VW >> engine, such as the one marketed by great planes? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > -R.S.Hoover |
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