---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 11/08/14: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:48 PM - Re: Front Seal (Tim) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:48:07 PM PST US From: "Tim" Subject: Stratus-List: Re: Front Seal ----- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message stratus-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Stratus-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/stratus-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/stratus-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.