well i fiannaly got to fly down to naples for the local EAA chapter
breakfast ( a real good one they serve!) left around 8;30 this morning for
my 80
mile trek , scattered t storms (normal around here), & all went well, called
the tower & made a good landing, taxied to the eaa hanger & parked & got out &
noticed massive amount of engine oil dripping out underneath! wo,,what's
goin on! uncowled for a look, it was dripping everywhere. wiped it down & let
it cool off, so i got in line & got breakfast & ate while talking to some of
the local members about my trouble. they were very helpfull, we went out &
started it up & found the oil fitting block where the original oil cooler
went,
blew a gasket! leaking to the tune of around a quart of oil every 3 min.
wow it must have started on touchdown,lucky for me. a little more than a QT,
low at that point. so one of the eaa members took me & n212kr over to his
hanger & i commenced to tear down . pulled the turbo to gain access to the
fitting block, found the gasket must have been installed offset form the
imprint.
its a wonder it didnt leak on my long trip to ohio & mt. vernon & back, but
as luck has it, i made an uneventfull find & repair & 3 hrs later i was back
in the air headed to venice, thanks to the guys at the naples eaa, they were
real nice to help out. that's what it's all about, fellow flyers helping
out !
well, now it's all over (oil) but the cleanin,,,,,,steve jones,n212kr
