Isn't leaking oil the whole purpose of an O-200? Great to hear you're back in the air.
Cheers, Tony On 22 May 2017 at 10:38, Larry Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > Netters, > > After two short ground runs yesterday to check for oil leaks I fired up > and made the first flight after overhaul. After an hour at altitude over > the airport I landed , only to find oil all over the belly with oil > dripping off the tailwheel spring. A major leak? I guess so. I had lost > 4 of the 6 quarts I started the flight with. What a mess. I suspected the > quick drain after having trouble with it in the past. I cleaned up the > mess and tie-wrapped several small patches of cloth over the quick drain > and went for a 10 minute flight after supper this evening. No luck. Still > leaks. With much less oil to troubleshoot I now suspect a loose nut on > the right rear pushrod flange. I had to remove it after forgetting to > install the bottom cooling tin and must not have gotten it tight enough. I > was able to turn it 1/2 to 3/4 turn tighter. I can't believe that would > have leaked that much oil but I'll keep tracking it down with successive > flights. The front main seal, case halves, and accessory case all seem to > be just fine. When I get the leak fixed I'll be off and running. > > My oil temp and pressure were both dead on, even after losing 4 quarts of > oil. Amazing. No other concerns. > > I'll keep you posted. > > Larry Flesner > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/k > r...@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
