Oil leaks

[Stu & Filo. T]

I remember a pilot voicing some concern about some minor oil leakage under # 2 eng He was shown in the maintenance manual where minor leakage was normal, so he made a write up about #1 eng lacking normal oil leakage.

[DoubleO7]

I thought a perpetual oil drip was also know as "at speed rust proofing".

Besides drips must be normal, just look at the paved road downstream side of a good dip in the road.

[cadillackid]

actually I looked at all the trucker-spots n truck stops and rest areas.... always completely covered in oil..

-Christopher

[EastCoastCB]

Us motorcyclists know to watch for the oily center section at stops.

[Jolly Roger]

Little different subject but it's still a leak?
Used to ride in marine corps. Helicopters-ch-53's and the first time I went up in one the mechanic in me decided to tell the crew chief that there was a pretty good leak over there and his response was that you don't have to worry about it leaking but we al have to worry when it quits cause that means we're outta fluid

[superdave]

i have a white sheet that i lay under the bus after i drive it, i do it every time. i fixed my major leak but it helps me keep track of the other minor ones.

[GreyCoyote]

Oil is like blood: a little leak makes a big mess. It almost always looks way more intense than it is.

Funny bit: I was in the ER once very late at night with an allergic reaction to an antibiotic. There was blood smear ALL over the floor when I walked in. So I asked the desk what happened and the intake person says casually "I think that was from the guy who sneezed too hard".

Yeah. Right. Ok... I get the need for patient confidentiality. Whatever.

Funnier bit: Sure as hell, an hour later I'm sitting in some communal triage room and this guy is laying on the floor across from me with his blood-soaked shirt rolled-up like a pillow under his head and tons of bloody gauze packed in his nose. He's just sort of sitting there resting.

Me: "Dude. What happened to you?"
Him: "I guess I sneezed too hard."
Me: "All that from a NOSE BLEED?"
Him: "Yeah. But nobody dies from a nose bleed, ya know?"
Me: "Is your name Attilla?"
Him: "Attilla? No. Why?"
Me: "Nothing."
At that moment the nurse came in and starts looking at his nose.

Nurse: "Lets see how you are doing. Can you put your head all the way back for me, Hun?"

At that point I exploded with silent laughter and managed to take the nurse with me once she realized the pun.

Hopefully you see where I was going with this mischief...

[Rameses]

Hahaha

That's hilarious!

[AlleyCat67]

Heh yea.... when you asked if his name was Attilla I saw that one coming....