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----- Original Message -----
From: Tim
To: stratus-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 9:22 PM
Subject: Stratus-List: Contact with Stratus
I recently had a bit of excitment. After the annual and an oil change
I took the bird up. I knew I would probably smell a little oil from what
had dripped on the pipes. By the end of the runway at about 300ft I
realized this is more smoke than expected as the cockpit started looking
blue. Short story two quick lelt turns and back on the ground. At the
hanger when I stopped smoke was coming out from under the cowling and
dripping out the bottom. The back of the engine was covered with oil and
I guessed that I has a problem with the oil filter I had just replaced.
I took it off and inspected it but found nothing. So putting on a new
one and cleaning some of the oil off of the engine I ran it to find that
it was coming out of the front seal under the pulley. Removing the
pulley, and that bolt is REALLY TIGHT, I found that the seal had shifted
into the engine. I had seen one other posting about this and was wonder
if anybody else had had the problem. I put in a new seal with hardening
Permetex to hold it. The engine has about 300 hours I hope this is not a
reacuring problem.
Tim Shankland
601HD
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