Another member shared photos of his with me. Just cut a hole in the cowl and get a control box from Aircraft Spruce or such. Run a SCAT hose from the cowl to the box on the firewall - you got really cool air, all you would need, and are not starving the engine for any cooling air. I am in the process of adding such a vent on mine now.
--- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <e...@...> wrote: > > > Note: I'm not a mechanic - this is just picked-up as an interested pilot > stuff: > > I've heard it said you should never disconnect the feed tube to the cabin > heat shroud that's around the exhaust pipe - without the cooling air blast, > the exhaust pipe will melt. > > If you bypass the cabin heat, I think it's important to remove the shroud > from around the exhaust pipe/muffler and plug the opening in the baffle. > > People who do use cabin heat for part of the year (or all year if they fly > high) should only disconnect the hose that goes from the shroud to the > firewall. I've seen this hose disconnected from the firewall and stuck down > into the spacing between the side cowl and the fuselage so it exhausts the > hot air out of the engine compartment. > > Don't ye melt thine exhaust pipe! > > Ed > > Ed Burkhead > http://edburkhead/Ercoupe/index.htm > ed -at- edburkh???ead . com (change -at- to @ and remove ??? and > spaces) >
