----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- That little cowl piece is p/n 415-40252, "Plate -cover - bottom." It should have been held on by 5 AN526-C632 machine screws. I wouldn't fly without it if I were you, as it keeps the bottom cowl (p/n 415-40040) sides from flapping and cracking just in front of the nose gear opening. P/N 40040 costs over $400 to replace! If you need to increase the cooling air exit opening, you could replace the short rear 632 machine screw in the bottom cover plate with one about an inch or so long, and fabricate a spacer from aluminum tubing to fit between the cover plate and the bottom fuselage. This will push the cover plate and the bottom cowl down. The Forney bottom cowl had louvers on each side to allow more air to exit. You could try putting those in if you still have high oil temperatures.
Syd Cohen NC94196 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Interesting note... Last month, while flying in 90 deg weather, I lost > the little cowl piece (roughly 4" X 9") that is on the bottom directly > behind > where the nose wheel strut pokes through. I noticed it was gone after > landing > (obviously...) and seeing no danger other than possibly temp. related > problems, I proceeded home eyes glued to the temp gauge. I usually run about > 105-110 deg. above ambient OAT and this trip home, I did not see 180 deg. > The > next week, I flew 8 more hours, same thing... a noted decrease in temp. I > will definately relace the piece, with the install of the differant engine, > but I'm sure I'll experiment once I've established what is normal down the > road. Lets hope curiousity doesn't do to me what it did to the cat. > Andy Pomeroy > > --------------------------------- > to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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