Things will cool down once in flight. My exhaust is 2" away and I don't have any wrap on the pipe,I did have a ceramic coating put on the pipes though, this reduces temps considerably.
On Mon, 9 Jun 2003 12:27:09 -0500 "SPRAGUE, DONALD E. (JSC-SD) (KS)" <[email protected]> writes: > Netters, > > I've just recently started doing some extensive taxiing in a KR I > bought > last year (completed but not flown yet). The battery, garden > tractor type, > died and I replaced it with an AGM-fiberglass matrix battery. The > battery > is mounted on the engine side of the firewall and the starboard > exhaust pipe > runs within an inch of it. The pipe is wrapped with a heatproof > cloth. > > After a couple hours of ground work, runups and taxiing, the battery > case > has become deformed from the heat of the exhaust pipe, though it > still > functions. Is there a way to shield the battery effectively or duct > blast > air between it and the exhaust pipe? > > Anyone else had this problem? > > Don (Houston, TX). > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
