Made another engine run today. The plan was to verify proper carb operation, check for fuel leaks at the gascolator after changing the fuel filter and check for oil leaks after changing the oil. Then do taxi tests on the runway. Never left the ramp in front of my T hangar. Oil droplets on the canopy signaled yet another oil leak. This time at the remote oil cooler. It probably was there from day one, but was masked by bigger oil leaks. I worked all day today on the oil leak at a fitting on the remote oil cooler. The village idiot (that would be me) built the firewall with the oil cooler to close to the engine mount such that the one -6 elbow fitting could not be tightened. So, had to remove the starter, heat control box and associated ducting in order to remove the oil cooler to rework the -6 pipe fitting. Now I get to put it all back together again. And hope I did not create another oil leak.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net
