Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 767593 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Mar 2005 20:28:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j231S0bp003826 for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:28:02 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001601c51f90$3e82ac30$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] minor oil leak Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:28:02 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C51F66.556058F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C51F66.556058F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John, make certain that your drain fittings from the PSRU are tight. I = found that I needed to use a thread sealer and torque it down a bit = tight to keep it from leaking on mine. I kept finding a film of oil = under the PSRU and finally figured out it was the fittings that screwed = into the PSRU casting. Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:29 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] minor oil leak Now I got rid of the big oil leak I can start to go after the little = ones :) I'm beginning to suspect that there's a very small leak at the back of = the engine (pusher) near the flywheel. There's a small pool in the open = part of the housing below the flywheel. Has anyone else seen this? John ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C51F66.556058F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
John, make certain that your drain = fittings from=20 the PSRU are tight.  I found that I needed to use a thread sealer = and=20 torque it down a bit tight to keep it from leaking on mine.  I kept = finding=20 a film of oil under the PSRU and finally figured out it was the fittings = that=20 screwed into the PSRU casting.
 
Ed A
 
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From:=20 John=20 Slade
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 = 7:29=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] minor oil = leak

Now I got rid of the big oil leak I can = start to go=20 after the little ones :)
I'm beginning to suspect that there's a = very small=20 leak at the back of the engine (pusher) near the flywheel. There's a = small=20 pool in the open part of the housing below the=20 flywheel.
Has anyone else seen = this?
John
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