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Just heard a fellow found a coupe in a barn in utah and bought it for a $1000.Anyone hear of this guy. lets sign hime up as he'll need us,Ron -----Original Message----- From: Hank Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Re: Digest list: Ercoupe Hangar Flying >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > >Bob, >Don't know what model Coupe you have, but most of the heat vents enter the >cabin under the floorboards. Sounds like you have the fresh air vent hooked >up to the heat muff. I would keep the heat vent on the bottom of the cowl >closed all the time (found it to be useless) and switch the fresh air hose >back and forth between the heat muff and direct into the top of the cowl in >summer and winter. Worked fine. Let me know if you need details. BTW a >small hole in the low point of the hose takes care of h2o draining. > >Hank Gallagher >Austin >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 12:37 AM >Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Re: Digest list: Ercoupe Hangar >Flying > > >> ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- >> >> >> Thats not what I sent . Don't know what happened . With all the >responses. it only proves someone out there is listening. I'll try again! >> Has anyone out there had this experance? Yesterday I was flying at about >3000/ with outside temp at about 30 degrees and descovered that the cabin >air vent would not close. I attempted for the first time, since buying this >aircraft to open the cabin heat control in flight. On doing so I got a lap >full of water. There was enough to have a fellow pilot inquire, on landing >for fuel, if I had a long trip and had an accident. >> The unexpected volume of fluid being ejected from under the instrument >panel, to say the least scared the hell out of me. All I could think was >gasoline, the only normal possible source of fluid I could think of, from >this area. I finally relized it was only water after a careful smell test. >What I'am trying to figure out is how could that much water be retained in >the heat ducts. There has been some heavy rain the past couple weeks but >shouldn't there be a drain in the duct system to avoid this. Could this much >water be turned to steam when passing the exhaust stacks or cause same to >rust out. Any comments or fixes from any knowledgable parties would be >apreciated >> Bob Bullock >> N5621 >> Maryland >> >========================================================================= == = >== >> To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >> >> >> >> > >========================================================================= == === >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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