REFLECTOR: Need Troubleshooting ideas

[aminetech at bluefrog.com]

I'll check the oil level tomorrow.  Before the last 40 min flight, it was at 8 qt

--- hoffman3 at erols.com wrote:

From: Carl Hoffman <hoffman3 at erols.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Need Troubleshooting ideas
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:43:46 -0400 (EDT)



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>Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:05:57 -0700
>From: <aminetech at bluefrog.com>  
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Need Troubleshooting ideas  
>To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
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>This sounds strange, but I see a lot of oil around the filler cap.  I bought the cap at Auto Zone and it has worked fine for 3/4 years.

The filler cap is almost under oil separator/breather and next to the dip stick.

How much oil is showing on the dip stick?

>
>--- aminetech at bluefrog.com wrote:
>
>From: <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
>To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>Subject: REFLECTOR: Need Troubleshooting ideas
>Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:40:11 -0700
>
>I'm at Chattanooga, TN (CHO) with a considerable oil leak.  I flew from the MS coast.  My oil temp was higher than normal, but still within the limit.  After 1 1/2 hours the temp began climbing.  I think it might have been because I was flying near a thunderstorm and the downdraft was putting me into a climb attitude without realizing it.  I landed and everything looked OK.  Just the usual samll oil leaks.  After taking off the oil temp climbed quickly and ran near around 108 C for most of the way.  CHTs were normal (130 C) Upon landing the engine was running rough and the bottom of the fuselage is fairly covered with oil.  I will appreciate any ideas.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
>
>Franklin/IVO
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