REFLECTOR: Franklin Oil Leaker

[Jim Agnew]

It can also run uphill depending on local air flow.  An old trick to find leaks
is to take some talcum powder and blow it around where you think the oil is
leaking.  It will stick to the oil and give you a path to the leak.  This
assumes that you degrease the engine first and then do a test flight.

Jim


--- "Laurence W. Coen" <lwcoen at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Richard,
> 
> Oil leaks can be very deceptive.  Oil runs down hill very quickly when it's
> hot.  I don't know who supplied your engine but mine (Atlas Motors), came
> with a Mickey Mouse starter adapter that was badly warped.  I had a new
> starter nose piece machined from aluminum that fixed the problem.  The point
> is, the leak could higher that you think.  Check everything on the accessory
> case.
> 
> Larry Coen
> N136LC
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Richard Ring 
>   To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
>   Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:25 AM
>   Subject: REFLECTOR: Franklin Oil Leaker
> 
> 
>   I have a SRG Franklin/IVO with 3hours and 15 flights. First I had high oil
> temps(+250) on climb out and would not cool.
>   I went through all archives and mods back 1995 and made all changes. I now
> have oil temps below 250 if I dont exceed
>   24 MP/2400 rpm. Each flight results in dripping oil on the floor before I
> can get out of airplane. Oil looks  like its coming from
>   the fuel pump and alternator plate. Iam on my third set of gskts and still
> have the problem. The oil may be comming from
>   the the distributing zone (air intake that carb bolts to) it has 2 long
> bolts that have no seal that I can tell.
> 
>   After five months of fighting this engine I guess Iam begging for help.
>   My Ft. Collins Franklin dealer doesnt answer his phone.
> 
>   Richard Ring
> 
> 
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James F. Agnew
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Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying