I had previously installed a Revmaster oil pump with a built in oil filter plus a Revmaster oil cooler on my Great Plains 2180 VW. I managed to generate several oil leaks with my installing this oil system. Leaks were at the crank case sump seals for the side drain casting. Fixed that by throwing away the two gasket seals and instead used RTV gasket maker in a tube. Other leaks were in the half-inch hose fittings at the engine oil gallery and the entrance to the oil cooler; removed and re-installed those fittings. The last leak was difficult to find since I had new oil in the engine and that does not leave much of a trail to see. The prop blows it all over everything. Used the diaper method to finally locate the leak. One of the machining pipe plugs did not have any pipe dope and was loose; that is how it came from Revmaster. Fix was easy: put pipe dope on the plug and re-install tight. Bottom line: Trust, but verify. Now, it's on to fixing the main gear wheel location; needs to be moved 3 inches further aft on my KR-2. Both KR and Diehl plans are silent on this main wheel location dimension.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA
