REFLECTOR: Franklin seal leak
John Dibble
aminetech at bluefrog.com
Sun Apr 24 22:41:49 CDT 2005
Mike,
I checked my seal and I think mine is also leaking around the outer edge. I doubt I
would have spotted it if you hadn't pointed it out. Thanks! I did not try to remove
the seal. I made a gasket, but it didn't look like it would fit well, so I just used
high temp silicone gasket sealant on the back side of the seal and on the engine
case. I flew 1/2 hour today and no leak. I'll be flying to KS in a few days so that
will be the real test.
John
mike deeter wrote:
> John,
>
> Notwithstanding Steve's comments (undoubtedly correct)
> I did try prying the seal out of its seat and applying
> the sealant. It's a real pain to try to get a new
> seal over the prop flange. I can't figure out how
> you'd do it. Also, you have a leak now; it probably
> won't get worse if you remove the seal, clean it up
> and apply sealant. You'll probably be no worse off.
> I was able to pry the seal out and work w/ it w/ no
> visible damage.
>
> Alternatively, you could try my gasket fix. It wasn't
> hard and I don't see a downside, even if it shouldn't
> be necessary.
>
> I forgot to check on the sealant I used. I'll check
> and get back to you.
>
> Mike
>
>
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