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Randy, if you look closely at your pitot tube you will see that there are actually two tubes going to the pitot head. One of those tubes is the static tube. It vents onto the sides of the pitot head. If you remove the top rear aluminum strip between the wing panel and the center section you will see two tubes going across the gap just behind the rear spar. One is your pitot tube, one is your static tube. They both enter the fuselage and go behind the panel. If the static tube is not connected to your altimeter you should get a mechanic to reconnect it. Syd Cohen Randy Helm wrote: ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Please excuse my ignorance on this but in trying to track down why my altimeter was off by a couple of hundred feet I noticed that it was not connected to anything at all... just attatched to the panel. I then found that my Ercoupe has no static port. I have 2 coupes and upon checking the other one I found it to be the same. Is this common? How can I (Can I?) install a static port or correct the problem? Do I need to? I am planning on upgrading the venturi, installing a vertical speed and D.G. Any help would be appreciated. Randy ========================================================================== ==== 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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