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Gene. The picture you are giving here is pointing to a oil filler cap which either came open in flight or rather was left open after checking the oil. This happened to me ones. I took off to a close airport and on arrival the whole coupe was "corrosion treated" with 3 quarts of premium engine oil. What a mess. Now I am checking always before runup the left wing fairing for oil spots. When I left the cap open (it happened 2 more times) then oil will be visible fast. So always double check your oil filler cap. Hartmut Gene Davison wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Hello Everyone, > Two weeks ago I went to the airport to take a short flight to another local > field to help a friend with his Ercoupe. When I started the engine it did > not start quite normal. On the first rotation the started stalled out, like > a hydrolic lock. I pulled the starter again and it fired right up. I taxied > to the ramp and did a runup and all was normal.On take off, normal. I did a > left down wind departure and when leaving the pattern Smoke started to come > into the cockpit.:(.. I did one 360 to check things out and oil pressure > was normal, temp was still cool about 130 and the engine seemed to be > running normal. In the turn the smoke cleared. I thought I was ok, but when > I leveled off the smoke returned. I called tower and told them I wanted to > return to the field for a full stop. They gave me landing instructions, > luckily a straight in to runnway 4. On final the tower called me and asked > if I need a Fire Truck. When I landed the engine compartment was completly > covered in oil. The 'Coupe had oil dripping off it all the way back to the > tail. I cleaned it off and walked away. The next weekend my I.A. and I went > out to look at this. We expected to find something like a cracked case, > broken hose or something obvious. We found nothing. The engine had 2 qts of > oil left in it out of 4.5. Pulling plugs we found the #2 & #4 plugs wet > with oil. More on #2. Compression test showed normal. We topped it off and > ran it and "NOTHING". We ran it at 2100rpm and "NOTHING". I flew it around > the pattern for 3 touch and goes and guess what? NOTHING! I flew it for one > hour and everything looked nornal. This engine lost 2.5qts in about 10 > minutes of running. It is a C85-12F with a McCauly 7150 prop. Has the oil > filter conversion. Bracket air filter.When I checked the oil that day it > was slightly above 4.5 qts but not 5qts.I have some thoughts about this but > would like all of your opinions. Luckily I was close to the field. If not???? > > Gene'36H > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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