alpinelakespilot2000
Well Known Member
While my prop is in for a repitch, I've been trying to track down the source of some nagging oil drops. After a couple hours flying they show up on my starter hold down studs, my alternator hold down studs, on the lower port side baffles in front of #2 where they wrap around the cylinders, and on the baffles just behind the starter ring on the upper port side. Given that I'm only 100hrs into my new Aerosport 0-320-D2A, it's hard to tell whether it is having any effect on my oil consumption, but it does create just enough of those droplets to be a nuisance, though not so much that they end up on my cowl to any noticeable degree.
Anyway, while I had the prop off, I decided to pursue a suspicion I've had for some time. It appears that my leak might be coming from the crankshaft seal at the front of the case, primarily at the 5:30-6:00 position.
If this is, indeed, the source of my leak, what are my options for addressing it? Is there anything that can easily be done, or is this one of those "open-heart surgery" type of issues that makes the currently minor leak worth living with?
Thanks for any thoughts.
Anyway, while I had the prop off, I decided to pursue a suspicion I've had for some time. It appears that my leak might be coming from the crankshaft seal at the front of the case, primarily at the 5:30-6:00 position.
If this is, indeed, the source of my leak, what are my options for addressing it? Is there anything that can easily be done, or is this one of those "open-heart surgery" type of issues that makes the currently minor leak worth living with?
Thanks for any thoughts.
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