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Gene, the only thing I can think of that would cause such a loss would be some sort of syphoning action. I assume the oil cap was on. Do you have an oil separator? I have heard of this hapenning with one of them installed,Pete -----Original Message----- From: Gene Davison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:32 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Lose much oil?? ----[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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