Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #18282
From: Steve Brooks <prvt_pilot@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] minor oil leak
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:36:31 -0500
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
John,
The only time I saw oil in the rear, it was the seal in the reduction drive, which ended up to be a more serious issue with the drive.  In my case the oil was on the drive side of the flywheel.  If yours is on the engine side of the flywheel, I'd say that it the rear seal.  If aft side, then something on redrive.
 
How did you get rid of your big oil leak ?   Just curious, because mine is leaking some at the oil pan/engine mount.  Not allot though, maybe an ounce every hour or so of run time.
 
Steve Brooks
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of John Slade
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:29 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
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
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