Ed Anderson wrote:

Well, Paul

 Looks like the Fly-in Snake bit me again.  Seems I never get ready to
 attend a fly-in that I don't run into a problem.  I will not be flying to
 Tracy Crook on Friday and will not make the Treasury Coast Fly-in on
 Saturday.

 I got my header tanks, etc, in yesterday and went out and installed them
 this AM.  After that I proceeded to pour coolant into the header tank and
 had put in approx 1 1/2 gallons when I noticed coolant dripping to the
 floor.  Initially it appear to be dripping off the intake manifold and I
was
 sincerely hoping that either the water pump was leaking or perhaps the two
 freeze plugs I had to install in the turbo housing.  I could have fixed
 either of those problems with the engine on the aircraft.  But, no - after
 taking the upper manifold off I traced the coolant leak to the junction of
 the rear rotor housing and the rear side housing (one next to the
flywheel).
 The leak was clearly coming from the junction about at the spot where the
 tube is for the coolant routed to the manifold on the car (Plugged in my
 installation).

 So, I will have to take the engine off the airframe and bring it back to
 the workshop to determine the problem.  The only thing I can think of at
the
 moment is that when I turned the rear housing upside down (related to the
 outer coolant seal) to put it over the eccentric shaft and onto the rear
 rotor housing, the outer seal must have shifted position despite the
Hylomar I used.
Next, off comes the  engine, prop, PSRU, flywheel, rear housing, etc., to
determine the cause of
 the problem.

 I once again regret that I will not get to see you and others at Tracy and
 the Fly-in.  Keep the good thoughts, I WILL make one!!!  If I am not on the
 web for a week or so its because I am hiding in a corner sucking on my
 thumb!

 Best Regards

 Ed Anderson
 Matthews, NC

Bad luck Ed. Sorry to hear that. Might be a good idea for people to fill the 
coolant system while it is still upright on the engine stand to check 
for that sort of thing.

Paul Lamar
 
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